The Porter Ridge Pirates will challenge the Monroe Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monroe is hoping to do what West Cabarrus couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Porter Ridge's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Porter Ridge claimed a resounding 41-7 victory over West Cabarrus at home. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Wolverines are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Myers had an outrageously good game as he threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. William Taylor was Myers' top target, picking up 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, while Monroe put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for East Mecklenburg. Monroe breezed by East Mecklenburg at home to the tune of 63-0. The Redhawks' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Porter Ridge pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Porter Ridge came up short against Monroe in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monroe's Kaegan Chambers, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards on 13 of 19 attempts. Now that Porter Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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