The Shiloh Christian Saints will take on the Greenwood Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Shiloh Christian sitting on three straight wins and Greenwood on 25 (dating back to last season).
Shiloh Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 45-32 victory over Benton.
It was another big night for Griffin Mason, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Zane Sluyter also helped out with an impressive 141 receiving yards.
Shiloh Christian wouldn't let Benton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shiloh Christian can thank Sluyter and Mason Mounce for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Greenwood's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over Mountain Home. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 matches by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kane Archer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 314 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown. Champ Davis did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 130 receiving yards.
Shiloh Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.3 points per game. As for Greenwood, their record is now 12-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Shiloh Christian has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 200.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Greenwood has preferred to attack from the air: they average 324.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Shiloh Christian came up short against Greenwood when the teams last played back in September, falling 28-17. Can Shiloh Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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