After flying high against Bainbridge last Friday, Monroe came back down to earth. The Golden Tornadoes fell 42-34 to the Peach County Trojans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Trojans are ranked 72nd).
Ashton Barton had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 117 yards and three scores on only 13 carries for Peach County. Barton's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Monroe has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Peach County, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Monroe does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peach County, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cherokee Bluff at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th.
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