It was fun while it lasted, but Piper's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monarch Knights by a score of 22-20. The Bengals lost against the Knights in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 32-6 score last time.
Although Piper took the loss, they still got scores from Kenneth Pierre, Julien Halley, and Alex Gammage.
Samari Reed was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries for Monarch. That's the most rushing yards Reed has posted since back in August. Another receiver making a difference was Antwaun Parham, who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Piper fell to 7-1. As for Monarch, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Piper has already played their next game, a 55-23 victory against Fort Lauderdale on the 28th. As for Monarch, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-42 win against Blanche Ely on the 1st.
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