After two games on the road, West Hall is heading back home. They will welcome the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Hall and East Hall met for a duel on Friday where West Hall had to take the L. West Hall took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Hall. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, West Hall got top-tier performance from Brett Sturm, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Sturm a new career-high in rushing yards. Elijah Hayes handled things on the ground, rushing for 95 yards.
Meanwhile, Monroe Area fell victim to Oconee County and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 20-0. The Purple Hurricanes just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Even if they lost, Monroe Area's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Dacian Davis and William Carr, who racked up five sacks between them. Davis has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played. Monroe Area got some further help from Antonio Mitchell: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
West Hall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Monroe Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Hayes and Jitt Carr. Hayes has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 136.1 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Carr has averaged 109.9 rushing yards per game this season.
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