The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will head out to take on the Apalachee Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Monroe Area 11.1, Apalachee 10) so any points scored will be well earned.
While Monroe Area didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They pulled ahead with a 13-12 photo finish over Athens Academy on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Purple Hurricanes in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Apalachee came up short against Walnut Grove on Thursday and fell 14-6. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monroe Area's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Apalachee, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Monroe Area strolled past Apalachee in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Purple Hurricanes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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