On Friday, the Monarch Knights earned a 52-42 win over the Blanche Ely Tigers. With that victory, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 27.3 points per game.
Samari Reed continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 70 receiving yards. Those 154 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Florentino Lopez was another key player, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Monarch's defensive line and their three sacks. Mekhi Miller was especially locked on to Blanche Ely's QB and sacked him twice. Miller also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Shawn Paschall and Omari Mcneal certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Paschall gained 150 total yards and three touchdowns, while Mcneal threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Mcneal is becoming a predictor of Blanche Ely's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
The win made it two in a row for Monarch and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Blanche Ely, they moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Monarch nor Blanche Ely have any future games scheduled.
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