NASA would envy the blast off Monroe Area authored on Friday while dispatching Madison Morgan County 37-13 for a Georgia high school football victory on Sept. 16.
Monroe Area drew first blood by forging a 21-3 margin over Madison Morgan County after the first quarter.
Both teams were blanked in the second quarter.
Madison Morgan County responded in the third quarter by cutting the margin to 24-10.
The Purple Hurricanes hummed like a well-oiled machine through the fourth quarter, extending the lead with a 13-3 advantage in the frame.
In recent action on Sept. 2, Monroe Area faced off against Gainesville and Madison Morgan County took on Monticello Jasper County on Sept. 2 at Madison Morgan County High School.
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