The Shiloh Generals are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Duluth Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Shiloh is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Brookwood 48-20. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Broncos are ranked 60th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ricky Simmons, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Landon Dean was Simmons' top target, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Duluth didn't have quite enough to beat Centennial on Friday and fell 39-36. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Duluth might have lost, but man, Brandon Lyons was a machine: he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Lyons' longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Braylon Gray, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Shiloh's record now sits at 0-2. As for Duluth, their record now sits at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Shiloh against Duluth in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shiloh since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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