Sandy Creek is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Shelby-Rising City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sandy Creek Cougars will host the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandy Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Shelby-Rising City likes a good challenge.
Sandy Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Sandhills Valley 76-12. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ethan Shaw, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Wyatt Livgren was another key player, rushing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Sandy Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Sandy Creek wouldn't let Sandhills Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sandy Creek can thank Jaxen Heath and Jacob Petr for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City faced Arapahoe in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Shelby-Rising City walked away with a 30-22 win over Arapahoe.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Carter Eickmeier and William Cacy. Eickmeier had a great game and rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Cacy was balling out in the loss, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Shelby-Rising City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Logan Lindsley and Eickmeier.
Sandy Creek's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Shelby-Rising City, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Sandy Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 239.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Shelby-Rising City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 261.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Sandy Creek's way against Shelby-Rising City in their previous matchup back in September, as Sandy Creek made off with a 28-6 victory. Does Sandy Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelby-Rising City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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