The Monmouth-Roseville Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Hall/Putnam County Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monmouth-Roseville has six straight victories, Hall/Putnam County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Monmouth-Roseville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sherrard 69-12 at home. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Monmouth-Roseville had a senior duo take command as Payton Thompson rushed for 95 yards and Andy Myers rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Thompson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monmouth-Roseville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Monmouth-Roseville wouldn't let Sherrard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ivan Godina, Dame Thioubou, Thompson, and Asa Braun picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hall/Putnam County's offense. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of Princeton on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Tigers are ranked 146th).
Monmouth-Roseville pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hall/Putnam County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Monmouth-Roseville came up short against Hall/Putnam County when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 34-24. Can Monmouth-Roseville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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