While Shiloh has struggled at home with eight straight losses, that wasn't the case on Friday thanks to Marlin Mathis. The Shiloh Generals came out on top against the Arabia Mountain Rams by a score of 40-33 thanks in part to Mathis, who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 208 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Mathis was just one part of a punishing run game: Shiloh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Shiloh didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zion Lee and Travious (Travis) Hoke Jr.
Despite the loss, Arabia Mountain still got an impressive performance from Julian Shanks, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to X?vien Brinson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Shiloh's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Arabia Mountain, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Shiloh wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 29-21 victory against Lakeside on the 24th. Arabia Mountain has also already played their next match, a 13-7 defeat against Tri-Cities on the 25th.
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