Valley Central and Monroe-Woodbury met for a duel on Friday where Valley Central couldn't get it done. The Valley Central Vikings were beaten by the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 42-13. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
When it comes to explaining why Valley Central lost, don't look at Julian Montrevil. Despite the final result, he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Leading Monroe-Woodbury to victory were Nate Coulanges and Ethan Maldonado. Coulanges rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while Maldonado threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Coulanges' longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Flores, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Valley Central and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Valley Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 39-0 win against Roosevelt on the 1st. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-12 victory against Middletown on the 1st.
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