With a playoff game on the line, Monticello rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Forrest City Mustangs 47-26. The result was nothing new for the Billies, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Forrest City's loss came despite strong showings from Kevin Young and Vonterrious Williams. Young rushed for 145 yards while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Williams picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. Young has become a key player for Forrest City: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 3-6 otherwise.
Monticello has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Forrest City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Monticello will challenge Hamburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season. Forrest City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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