Elwood lost against Alexandria-Monroe back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Elwood Panthers were dealt a 47-12 loss at the hands of the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Tigers are ranked 132nd).
Brady Gast had an outrageously good game for Alexandria-Monroe as he threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Bryson Eckler was Gast's top target, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elwood dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Alexandria-Monroe, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Elwood will head out to take on Blackford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since October of 2015. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they will welcome Eastbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria-Monroe has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 127 points over their last three matches.
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