Monroe Area entered their match against Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes lost 38-14 to the Jefferson Dragons. It was the first time this season that the Purple Hurricanes let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Monroe Area still got an impressive performance from Forrest Ross, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Gavin Markey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jefferson, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Markey's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 103 of those passing yards were hauled in by Talan Childress.
Monroe Area's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Jefferson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Monroe Area didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 52-24 defeat against Cherokee Bluff on the 11th. As for Jefferson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 49-7 victory against East Hall on the 11th.
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