Football Game Preview: Orchard View Cardinals vs. Shelby Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 7:28am

Football Preview: Orchard View Cardinals vs. Shelby Tigers

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A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on the Shelby Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orchard View is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

Orchard View is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ludington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Orchard View was dealt a 66-12 defeat at the hands of Ludington. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Orioles are ranked 164th).

Meanwhile, Shelby was beaten by Mason County Central 56-26 on Friday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Shelby had strong showings from Jaylin Henderson, who rushed for 57 yards and two touchdowns, and DayDay Garcia, who picked up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown. Garcia's longest reception was for an incredible 76 yards.

Orchard View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Shelby, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

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