New Castle and Shelbyville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The New Castle Trojans will head out to take on the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Castle came up short against Pendleton Heights on Friday, falling 42-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Arabians: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the loss, New Castle got top-tier performance from Caleb Clapp, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 37-7, which was the final score in Shelbyville's tilt against Delta on Friday. The Golden Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-0.
New Castle now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Shelbyville, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
New Castle might still be hurting after the 34-14 loss they got from Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can New Castle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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