The Shelbyville Dragons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the San Augustine Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Shelbyville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully San Augustine likes a good challenge.
Shelbyville will bounce into Friday's game after beating Timpson, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Shelbyville pulled ahead with a 58-57 photo finish over Timpson on Friday. That's two games straight that the Dragons have won by just one point.
It was another big night for Dj Barnes, who threw for 543 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 320.7 passing yards per game. Hunter Harvey was Barnes' top target, picking up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for San Augustine's offense. They took a blow against Garrison on Friday, falling 31-0. The loss continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
Shelbyville's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for San Augustine, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4.
Shelbyville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against San Augustine when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-34 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was San Augustine's Tymorian Cartwright, who threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 36 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shelbyville still be able to contain Cartwright? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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