West Stanly hasn't had much luck against Monroe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Stanly Colts will be playing at home against the Monroe Redhawks at 7:00 p.m.
West Stanly is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 38-15 to Anson. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Bearcats are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Monroe put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Piedmont to the tune of 56-0. The Redhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Kaegan Chambers was his usual excellent self, throwing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns. Zion Lindsey was another key player, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Monroe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donte Craig and Teohn Clyburn. Monroe got some further help from Joey Shearin: he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
West Stanly's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Monroe, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
West Stanly was dealt a bruising 56-6 loss at the hands of Monroe when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chambers, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Now that West Stanly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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