The Shelby-Rising City Huskies will head out to face off against the Sandy Creek Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shelby-Rising City is headed out to face Sandy Creek after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Shelby-Rising City took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-24 win over Freeman.
Shelby-Rising City found their leader in underclassman Carter Eickmeier, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Jett Vrbka also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Shelby-Rising City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Vrbka and Dalton Pokorney. Vrbka didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Collin Vrbka was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Sandy Creek over Johnson-Brock in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sandy Creek blew Johnson-Brock out of the water with a 60-8 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 38 point advantage.
Ethan Shaw was a one-man wrecking crew for Sandy Creek as he rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns. Another passer making a difference was Kamerin Sealey, who gained 85 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sandy Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Shelby-Rising City against Sandy Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2019 as the squad secured a 44-6 victory. Will Shelby-Rising City repeat their success, or does Sandy Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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