After flying high against Spring Hill last Friday, Tullahoma came back down to earth. The Tullahoma Wildcats and the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Tullahoma Wildcats suffered a 28-27 loss. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Tullahoma lost, don't look at Marvancy Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Reed, who threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
Shelbyville Central found their leader in sophomore Stephen Bobo, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Bobo a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Robert Bailey, who rushed for 97 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Tullahoma's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Shelbyville Central, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Tullahoma will head out to challenge Nolensville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tullahoma is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Shelbyville Central, they will host Hillsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
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