Football Preview: Paris Coyotes vs. North Shelby Raiders
The Paris Coyotes will venture away from home to take on the North Shelby Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paris 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 74-8 victory over Northland Christian at home. The game marked the Coyotes' most dominant win of the season so far.
Paris' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Ensor, who threw for 77 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Sawyer Clements helped Ensor out on the ground, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Paris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Paris' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Payden Crain led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, North Shelby had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 58 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Tigers 66-28 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three matchups by 38 points or more so far this season.
Paris' record is now 3-1. As for North Shelby, their record now sits at 3-1.
Paris was dealt a bruising 56-28 defeat at the hands of North Shelby when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Paris avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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