Two dominant signal callers in Lan Farmer and Rashad Lynch are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shelby Golden Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Shelby comes in on seven and Lincolnton on four.
Shelby is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern Randolph, sneaking past 43-41. Shelby's victory was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only 12.23 points allowed on the season.
Shelby's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonas Woods led the charge by picking up 98 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also punching in one rushing score. Woods really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards. Immanuel Collins was another key pass catcher, picking up 90 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lincolnton's strategy against West Davidson on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Wolves blew the Dragons out of the water with a 55-20 final score. Considering the Wolves have won six games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lynch and Carson Correll. Lynch had a great game and rushed for 140 yards and one score on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Correll was balling out in the loss, rushing for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 113 yards on nine of 21 attempts.
Lincolnton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zay Coleman. Lincolnton got some further help from Jalaythan Mayfield: he made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Shelby's record now sits at 11-3. As for Lincolnton, their record is now 11-2.
Shelby and Lincolnton were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in October, but Shelby suffered an agonizing 35-34 defeat. Can the Golden Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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