Football Preview: Shelbyville Golden Bears vs. Pendleton Heights Arabians
The Shelbyville Golden Bears will take on the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville's offense hasn't had much luck over their past seven contests, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Shelbyville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mt. Vernon on Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Marauders. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Marauders are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pendleton Heights). They blew past Yorktown 47-20 at home on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Arabians as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Keaton Jones, who rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 78-yard run. Colton Frank was another key player, throwing for 255 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Pendleton Heights' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Garrett Pederson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Rylan Keesling was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pendleton Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yorktown only rushed for 80.
Shelbyville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Pendleton Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Shelbyville might still be hurting after the 28-7 defeat they got from Pendleton Heights when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Shelbyville, Isaac Wilson (who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 157 yards on 12 of 18 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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