Football Preview: Shelbyville Rams vs. Clinton Maroons
Shelbyville has gone 7-2 against Clinton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Shelbyville Rams will square off against the Clinton Maroons at 7:00 p.m. Shelbyville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Things were looking good for Shelbyville after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell to El Paso-Gridley 34-30. The Rams were up 14-0 in the first but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, a victory for Clinton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Tri-Valley, falling 47-6. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Vikings are ranked 116th).
Clinton's loss came about despite a quality game from Keaton Graves, who rushed for 115 yards on only 15 carries. Graves got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 68 yards.
Shelbyville's record now sits at 4-2. As for Clinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Shelbyville strolled past Clinton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-12. Will Shelbyville repeat their success, or does Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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