Schuyler County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They secured a 62-58 W over the North Shelby Raiders. That's more bragging rights for the Rams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elliot Sevits was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Brody Weaver was another key player, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Schuyler County's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Gus Williams and Isaac Arnold, who racked up four sacks between them. Schuyler County got some further help from Isaiah Cullers: he picked up a sack and made 20 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schuyler County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Schuyler County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for North Shelby, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.
Schuyler County will face off against Paris at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Schuyler County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Paris likes a good challenge. North Shelby does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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