The Covenant Christian Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Monrovia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten straight defeats, while Monrovia will come in with three straight wins.
Covenant Christian and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter met for a duel last Friday where Covenant Christian couldn't get it done. Covenant Christian took a 28-13 bruising from Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
Sam Lyons put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 59 yards.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Monrovia rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 42-19 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Jozy Hand continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Monrovia wouldn't let Indianapolis Scecina Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monrovia can thank Horrace Kollie and Aiden Parker for forcing both of them. Ethen Followell was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Covenant Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Monrovia, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Covenant Christian was taken down by Monrovia 54-14 in their previous matchup on October 11th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Covenant Christian was down 41-7.
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