Oconee County won the last time they faced Monroe Area, and things went their way on Friday too. The Oconee County Warriors' defense stepped up to hand the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes a 20-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Caiden Wood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Oconee County also got a significant boost from Darius Darden, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Oconee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe Area only rushed for 67.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Oconee County's defense and their five sacks. Zach Weeks was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Oconee County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Monroe Area, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Oconee County will be playing at home against Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Oconee County likes a good challenge. As for Monroe Area, they will head out on the road to challenge West Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Monroe Area is facing West Hall at the right time seeing as West Hall is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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