Shelbyville waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the San Augustine Wolves as they made off with a 39-17 win. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Wolves are ranked 739th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Shelbyville to victory were Ronnie Williams and Dj Barnes. Williams gained 162 total yards and four touchdowns, while Barnes threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes. Barnes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Augustine, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shelbyville will venture away from home to challenge Joaquin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shelbyville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Joaquin likes a good challenge. As for San Augustine, they are taking a road trip to square off against Hemphill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. San Augustine is facing Hemphill at the right time seeing as Hemphill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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