The Independence Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Monroeville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Independence focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Independence is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Trinity on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Independence lost 49-27 to Trinity. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered against the Trojans since September 4, 2015.
Despite the loss, Independence had strong showings from Dominic Narduzzi, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Rocco Ressler, who gained 153 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Narduzzi a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Monroeville's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to St. Paul. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost five in a row.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Monroeville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1.
Independence was able to grind out a solid win over Monroeville in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, winning 28-20. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroeville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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