Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shelby). They breezed by the Cherryville Ironmen on the road to the tune of 70-0 on Friday. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Ironmen are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lan Farmer was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Tristan Tate was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Shelby wouldn't let Cherryville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shelby can thank Justyn Ross and Nick Norris for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Cherryville's side was Noah Gartner, who picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Shelby and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Cherryville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Shelby didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-0 win against Thomas Jefferson on the 25th. As for Cherryville, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on East Gaston at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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