Manistee is 3-0 against Shelby since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manistee Chippewas will look to defend their home field against the Shelby Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Manistee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Manistee was just a hair shy of victory and fell 39-38 to Ludington. The Chippewas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shelby got themselves on the board against Holton on Friday, but Holton never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Red Devils out 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Manistee's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Shelby, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Manistee against Shelby when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-14 victory. In that game, Manistee amassed a halftime lead of 52-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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