The Hall/Putnam County Red Devils will face off against the Monmouth-Roseville Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hall/Putnam County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Monmouth-Roseville will come in with six straight wins.
Hall/Putnam County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Princeton on Friday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 41-0. 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).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monmouth-Roseville). They breezed by Sherrard at home to the tune of 69-12 on Friday. Considering the Titans have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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 really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
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 matchups.
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.
Hall/Putnam County's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Monmouth-Roseville, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Hall/Putnam County was able to grind out a solid win over Monmouth-Roseville in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 34-24. Does Hall/Putnam County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monmouth-Roseville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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