It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McCool Junction can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Shelby-Rising City Huskies on the road and fell 70-6. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Huskies are ranked tenth).
Colby Yates rushed for 50 yards.
It was another big night for Carter Eickmeier, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries for Shelby-Rising City. Eickmeier's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Lindsley, who rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for McCool Junction and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Shelby-Rising City, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
McCool Junction does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby-Rising City, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Arapahoe, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Shelby-Rising City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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