Shelby is 0-3 against Manistee since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Shelby Tigers will square off against the Manistee Chippewas at 7:00 p.m. Shelby will be strutting in after a win while Manistee will be coming in after a loss.
Shelby's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Holton , sneaking past 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Manistee was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 39-38 to Ludington. While the Chippewas didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Orioles 10-8 in the first quarter.
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 matches dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Shelby and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Manistee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Shelby took a serious blow against Manistee when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 52-14. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Shelby was down 52-0.
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