Mt. Vernon has gone 9-1 against Shelbyville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Mt. Vernon made easy work of New Castle and carried off a 45-21 victory.
Ryker Baer was a one-man wrecking crew for Mt. Vernon as he picked up 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Vernon wouldn't let New Castle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Joy, Robert Dodson, and Christian Kiptoo picked up one apiece. Dodson also made four total tackles, which is notable because Mt. Vernon is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only rushed for 67.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by New Palestine 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Dragons are ranked 19th).
The win got Mt. Vernon back to even at 4-4. As for Shelbyville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Mt. Vernon strolled past Shelbyville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Mt. Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shelbyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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