Football Preview: Monroe City Panthers vs. South Shelby Cardinals
Monroe City has gone 9-1 against South Shelby recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Monroe City Panthers will welcome the South Shelby Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Monroe City blew past Montgomery County, posting a 58-18 win on the road.
Meanwhile, South Shelby got themselves on the board against Westran on Friday, but Westran never followed suit. They really took it to the Hornets for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 victory at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Hornets are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe City's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for South Shelby, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Monroe City was dealt a bruising 59-6 loss at the hands of South Shelby when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Monroe City, Kendal Hammond (who rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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