Two dominant backs in Payton Thompson and Robert Boyd-Meents are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Monmouth-Roseville Titans will be playing at home against the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Monmouth-Roseville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.
Monmouth-Roseville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Newman Central Catholic as Monmouth-Roseville made off with a 21-0 victory. Considering the Titans have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Landon Montroy and he. Montroy rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Monmouth-Roseville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against St. Joseph-Ogden, falling 42-14.
Tyler Cole put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 23 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 31 receiving yards.
Monmouth-Roseville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Monmouth-Roseville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 320 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Paxton-Buckley-Loda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.3. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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