Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe). They secured a 33-28 W over the Dougherty Trojans on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Golden Tornadoes also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
David Burgess and Antwan Lockett certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Burgess threw for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, while Lockett picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lockett torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Monroe and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Dougherty, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Monroe will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cairo at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. As for Dougherty, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Peach County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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