The Monroe Red Jackets will challenge the Batavia Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monroe has six straight wins, Batavia has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Monroe against Honeoye Falls-Lima as the squad secured a 38-7 victory. Considering the Red Jackets have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Monroe's win came down to the chemistry between Pooty Cunningham and his top target Messiah Hampton. Cunningham threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Hampton gained 151 total yards and three touchdowns. Hampton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass. Anthony Omebe was in the mix too, providing Monroe with one score.
Batavia might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 34-12 to East, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Batavia's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Monroe against Batavia when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-0 win. Do the Red Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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