The Western Reserve Roughriders will take on the Monroeville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monroeville is hoping to do what St. Paul couldn't on Friday: put an end to Western Reserve's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Western Reserve put the hurt on St. Paul with a sharp 28-7 victory. With the Roughriders ahead 22-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroeville). They blew past New London 71-0 on the road on Friday. The Eagles' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Monroeville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Connor Bores led the charge by rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Bores a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Roeder, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monroeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Monroeville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Colton Clark and Derek Ackerman.
Western Reserve's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Monroeville, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Western Reserve came up short against Monroeville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 44-36. Can Western Reserve avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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