Football Preview: Maiden Blue Devils vs. Shelby Golden Lions
Two dominant backs in Kendall Roberts and Tristan Tate are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Maiden Blue Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Shelby Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. Maiden's defense has only allowed 14.1 points per game this season, so Shelby's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Maiden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 28-23 victory over Lincolnton.
One reason for the win was Maiden's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Raheim Misher with two.
Meanwhile, Shelby entered their tilt with Morehead on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 49-0 win. Considering the Golden Lions have won six matchups by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shelby relied on the efforts of Tate, who gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns, and Lan Farmer, who threw for 147 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Majay Thompson also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
Shelby pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.5 points per game. As for Maiden, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Maiden was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Shelby when the teams last played back in November of 2019. Can Maiden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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