Piedmont is 0-7 against Monroe since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Piedmont Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Monroe Redhawks at 7:00 p.m.
Piedmont is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Forest Hills at home and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Monroe put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Anson onto the board and left with a 55-0 victory. Considering the Redhawks have won six contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaegan Chambers and Zion Lindsey were among the main playmakers for Monroe as the former threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes and the latter rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Lindsey has posted since back in November of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Bryson Simpkins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Monroe didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Young and Donte Craig. Another thorn in Anson's side was Yoel Deleon, who made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Piedmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Monroe, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Piedmont took a serious blow against Monroe when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 58-0. Can Piedmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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