Football Recap: Heartland Huskies vs. Shelby-Rising City Huskies
Heartland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 60-8 loss at the hands of the Shelby-Rising City Huskies. While losing is never fun, Heartland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Shelby-Rising City is ranked 13th).
Heartland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nevada Gloystein, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown, and Carter Siebert, who gained 124 total yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jett Vrbka and he. Vrbka rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. Carter Eickmeier was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards. Dalton Pokorney also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Heartland's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Shelby-Rising City, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Heartland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-0 defeat vs. Centennial on the 27th. Shelby-Rising City has also already played their next match, a 42-12 win against East Butler on the 27th.
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