The Shiloh Christian Saints will take on the Russellville Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shiloh Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Shiloh Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Southside, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Shiloh Christian was ranked seventh). Shiloh Christian enjoyed a cozy 38-20 victory over Southside on Friday.
Griffin Mason continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 42 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Max Eldridge, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shiloh Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Shiloh Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Zander Salter led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Russellville entered their match against Mountain Home on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Russellville lost 34-14 to Mountain Home. The Cyclones have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shiloh Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Russellville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
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