Football Preview: Pendleton Heights Arabians vs. Shelbyville Golden Bears
The Pendleton Heights Arabians are taking a road trip to square off against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Pendleton Heights took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-20 victory over Yorktown at home. The result was nothing new for the Arabians, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Keaton Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards. Those 235 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jacob Rowley also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pendleton Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yorktown only rushed for 80.
Pendleton Heights' defense made their presence known, laying out Sam Tokar. four times. In that department, Garrett Pederson was the leader with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Yorktown's side was Rylan Keesling, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Shelbyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Mt. Vernon on the road and fell 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Marauders are ranked 83rd).
The win snapped Pendleton Heights' losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Shelbyville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pendleton Heights took their victory against Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pendleton Heights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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