Football Preview: Mead Raiders vs. Shelby-Rising City Huskies
The Mead Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mead has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Shelby-Rising City will arrive with four straight victories.
Mead is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Butler.
Despite the defeat, Mead had strong showings from Preston Price, who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Mason Reed, who threw for 64 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City hadn't done well against Centennial recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Shelby-Rising City blew past Centennial, posting a 76-38 win on the road. Considering the Huskies have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Eickmeier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Vrbka, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby-Rising City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Mead's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Shelby-Rising City, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mead took a serious blow against Shelby-Rising City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 50-14. Thankfully for Mead, Gabriel Dutton-Mofford (who rushed for 225 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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