The Paris Coyotes are taking a road trip to face off against the North Shelby Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paris took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Northland Christian at home to the tune of 74-8. The matchup marked the Coyotes' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Paris to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Ensor, who threw for 77 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Sawyer Clements helped Ensor out on the ground, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Paris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Paris' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Payden Crain led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, North Shelby entered their tilt with Wellington-Napoleon on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 66-28 win over the Tigers on the road. Considering the Raiders have won three matches by more than 37 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Paris' record is now 3-1. As for North Shelby, their record now sits at 3-1.
Paris was dealt a bruising 56-28 defeat at the hands of North Shelby when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Paris avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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