Ron Brown and Anacostia squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ron Brown had to settle for second. They took a 22-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Anacostia Indians. That's two games in a row now that the Monarchs have lost by exactly four points.
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Darius Knight, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Knight a new career-high in rushing yards. Davieon Browne was another key passer, throwing for 187 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Even if they lost, Ron Brown's defense still kept up the pressure with nine sacks. Hunter Brown led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Tariq Brown also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Ron Brown is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6. As for Anacostia, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-6.
Ron Brown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Anacostia, they will square off against Bell at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bell's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Anacostia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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