The Monarch Knights and the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Monarch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Monarch will head out to face St. Thomas Aquinas after giving up their first home loss of the season last Saturday. Monarch was outmatched by Chaminade-Madonna at home and fell 37-8. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Lions are ranked second).
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, St. Thomas Aquinas' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 29-22 to Chaminade-Madonna.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Chance Washington, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Monarch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Monarch ended up a good deal behind St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 35-19. Thankfully for Monarch, Jordan Lyle (who rushed for 230 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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