Monticello was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They blew past the Albemarle Patriots 47-13 at home. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Owen Engel was a one-man wrecking crew for Monticello as he threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns. Engel is becoming a predictor of Monticello's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Ezekiel ?Zeke? Pour helped Engel out on the ground, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Monticello didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyjon Jones, Zayden Simpson, and Terrence Early picked up one apiece.
Monticello has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Albemarle, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Monticello will take on Western Albemarle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Albemarle will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Albemarle, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Charlottesville at 7:00 p.m. Albemarle is facing Charlottesville at the right time seeing as Charlottesville is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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