The Monroe Golden Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the Peach County Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Monroe will be strutting in after a win while Peach County will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Monroe turned things around against Bainbridge on Friday. They blew past the Bearcats 33-10.
Meanwhile, Peach County came up short against Cairo on Friday and fell 38-31. While the Trojans had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Syrupmakers 15-10.
Monroe will have to contain Ashton Barton as he made an impact in Peach County's last game. He rushed for 120 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and one TD. Barton's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Caiden Ivory, who threw for 178 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Peach County fell to 8-1. As for Monroe, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-6.
Monroe was dealt a bruising 44-7 defeat at the hands of Peach County in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Golden Tornadoes were down 31-7.
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