The Watkins Memorial Warriors will take on the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Watkins Memorial will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Watkins Memorial took a blow against Bishop Hartley, falling 37-7. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Hawks are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Johnstown-Monroe, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Mt. Vernon 41-0 at home. The game marked the Johnnies' most dominant win of the season so far.
Johnstown-Monroe had a senior duo take command as Sam Marasek rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries and Nana Owusu rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Marasek has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Johnstown-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Johnstown-Monroe's defense made their presence known, laying out Jake Taylor. eight times. Mt. Vernon's QB won't forget Camren Davis anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Watkins Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Watkins Memorial against Johnstown-Monroe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-0 win. Does Watkins Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johnstown-Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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