After two games on the road, Shelby-Rising City is heading back home. They will host the Mead Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Shelby-Rising City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Centennial on the road to the tune of 76-38 on Friday. Considering the Huskies have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Carter Eickmeier, who rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game. Another back making a difference was Jett Vrbka, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby-Rising City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 443 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to East Butler 52-46.
Mead's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Preston Price, who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Mason Reed, who threw for 64 yards and three touchdowns.
Shelby-Rising City pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mead, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Shelby-Rising City against Mead in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 50-14 win. Will Shelby-Rising City repeat their success, or does Mead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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