Football Game Preview: Shelby County Wildcats vs. St. Clair County Fighting Saints

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 2:48pm

Football Preview: Shelby County Wildcats vs. St. Clair County Fighting Saints

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The Shelby County Wildcats will square off against the St. Clair County Fighting Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shelby County has five straight wins, St. Clair County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Friday, Shelby County beat Northside 35-28.

Anthony Palmieri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 426 yards while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shelby County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, St. Clair County came up short against Center Point on Friday and fell 34-27.

Shelby County's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for St. Clair County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything came up roses for Shelby County against St. Clair County when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 61-21 win. Does Shelby County have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Clair County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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