The Shelby-Rising City Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the East Butler Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Shelby-Rising City was fully in charge, breezing past Heartland 60-8 at home. With Shelby-Rising City ahead 54-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jett Vrbka and he. Vrbka rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. Carter Eickmeier got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards. Dalton Pokorney made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, East Butler gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past McCool Junction with points to spare, taking the game 30-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Rocco Hageman was a one-man wrecking crew for East Butler as he rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hageman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Shelby-Rising City pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Butler, their record now sits at 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Shelby-Rising City against East Butler in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 61-8 win. Will Shelby-Rising City repeat their success, or does East Butler have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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