Monroe City and Centralia are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Monroe City Panthers will take on the Centralia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe City is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Monroe City came up short against South Shelby on Friday, falling 44-22.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Centralia on the road against Clark County on Friday as the team secured a 44-8 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Centralia got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elliott McCoy out in front who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. McCoy also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Ethan Ross was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centralia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 234 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Monroe City now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Centralia, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Monroe City couldn't quite finish off Centralia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 27-24. Can Monroe City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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