Shannon waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Itawamba Agricultural Indians 44-17. Considering the Red Raiders have won four matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Shannon's win came down to the chemistry between Trey Spurgon and his top target Dagarrious Clifton. Spurgon threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes while Clifton picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Clifton really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 89 yards. Shannon also got a significant boost from Kegan Ruff, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
One reason for the win was Shannon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Nik Owens with two. Another thorn in Itawamba Agricultural's side was Donavon Mcguaghy, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Shannon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Itawamba Agricultural saw an underclassman step up: freshman CJ Ezell picked up a sack and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Shannon's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Itawamba Agricultural, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Shannon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 51-26 win against Amory on the 1st. Itawamba Agricultural has also already played their next contest, a 53-19 victory against Tishomingo County on the 31st.
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