The Southridge Spartans and the Monarch Knights are set to duel on Friday. Southridge's defense has only allowed 9.4 points per game this season, so Monarch's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Southridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by South Broward to the tune of 37-6. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than James Perrone, who threw for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Darius Clements was Perrone's top target, picking up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Monarch had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 28-21.
A big part of Monarch's win came down to the chemistry between Florentino Lopez and his top target Samari Reed. Lopez rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry while Reed gained 161 total yards and two touchdowns. Reed also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Monarch also got help from Antwaun Parham, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Monarch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Southridge and bumps their season record up to 10-2. As for Monarch, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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