After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sevier County, Morristown-Hamblen West was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-7 win over the David Crockett Pioneers. The Trojans' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Malachi Monroe went supernova for Morristown-Hamblen West, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Those 120 rushing yards gave Monroe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of John Michael Rosen, who picked up 43 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Morristown-Hamblen West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Morristown-Hamblen West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ladarion Rabion and Jamere Williams.
With the victory, Morristown-Hamblen West broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. As for David Crockett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Morristown-Hamblen West wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 20-17 defeat against Bearden on the 25th. David Crockett has also already played their next match, a 41-7 loss against Dobyns-Bennett on the 25th.
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