Football Preview: Carlisle Indians vs. Shelbyville Dragons
Carlisle has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Shelbyville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Carlisle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Brook Hill on Friday, falling 49-20. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by exactly 29 points.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 22-22 at halftime, Shelbyville was not quite Mt. Enterprise's equal in the second half on Friday. They and the Wildcats were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 36-35 defeat. The loss was the Dragons' first of the season.
Carlisle's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Shelbyville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Carlisle came up short against Shelbyville in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 53-43. Can Carlisle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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