The Monarch Coyotes are taking a road trip to square off against the Loveland Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monarch has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 145 points over their last three matchups.
Monarch took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They blew past Boulder 63-6. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Abbott Lockwood and Malakhi Payne. Lockwood rushed for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Payne rushed for 121 yards and two TDs on only ten carries. Lockwood really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run.
Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 82.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 299.3.
Monarch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bennett Heger and Jack Robarge.
Meanwhile, Loveland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Frederick. While the Red Wolves had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Golden Eagles 7-0.
Monarch will have to contain Deon Christopher as he made an impact in Loveland's last game. He rushed for 83 yards and one score. Loveland also got a significant boost from Jackson Gebhardt, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
Monarch's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Loveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Monarch came out on top in a nail-biter against Loveland in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 16-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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