Ben Eielson is 2-8 against Monroe Catholic since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ben Eielson Ravens will be playing at home against the Monroe Catholic Rams at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Ben Eielson: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Monroe Catholic has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-17, which was the final score in Ben Eielson's tilt against North Pole on Saturday. Ben Eielson has not had much luck with North Pole recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Monroe Catholic beat Lathrop 51-42 on Friday.
Ben Eielson's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Monroe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Ben Eielson was dealt a bruising 89-29 defeat at the hands of Monroe Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ben Eielson was down 65-14.