The Monroeville Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Monroeville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 47-7 win over Independence. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Monroeville's victory came down to the chemistry between Evan Benfer and his top target Colton Clark. Benfer rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown while Clark gained 103 total yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Bores, who rushed for 124 yards on only 13 carries.
Bores was just one part of a punishing run game: Monroeville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy Catholic was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They breezed by East Palestine to the tune of 40-13. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 27 points or more this season.
John F. Kennedy Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Monroeville, their record is now 10-1.
Monroeville took a serious blow against John F. Kennedy Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 57-0. Will Monroeville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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