The Shelby-Rising City Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the McCool Junction Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Shelby-Rising City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Last Friday, Shelby-Rising City humbled McCool Junction with a 62-28 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 30 points or more this season.
Shelby-Rising City found their leader in underclassman Carter Eickmeier, who rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Eickmeier also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Dalton Pokorney was another key player, picking up 80 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shelby-Rising City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Shelby-Rising City pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for McCool Junction, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Shelby-Rising City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 261.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like McCool Junction struggles in that department as they've been averaging 275.8. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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