The Shelbyville Rams will venture away from home to take on the El Paso-Gridley Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelbyville has given up an average of 26.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Shelbyville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Tri-Valley on Friday. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 50-6. The matchup marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Clinton, posting a 64-0 win. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Maroons are ranked 454th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shelbyville better keep an eye on Aaden Adams. He was instrumental in El Paso-Gridley's win, rushing for 125 yards and four scores on only seven carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and one TD. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Adams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Adams, who threw for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
El Paso-Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Paso-Gridley's record is now 8-0. As for Shelbyville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
Shelbyville came up short against El Paso-Gridley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 34-30. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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