Sheldon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the South Medford Panthers 38-10 on the road. The 38-point effort marked the Irish's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Sheldon's victory came down to the chemistry between Kelsen Sperry and his top target Jyce Jones. Sperry threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Jones rushed for 74 yards on only six carries. The dominant performance also gave Sperry a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sheldon's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Brody Thomas was the leader with two. Another thorn in South Medford's side was Mana Tuioti, who picked up a sack, made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sheldon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sheldon's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for South Medford, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.
Sheldon will be playing at home against Grants Pass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sheldon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for South Medford, they will head out to challenge West Salem at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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