Shannon and Amory are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Shannon Red Raiders will square off against the Amory Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shannon will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Itawamba Agricultural, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Shannon claimed a resounding 44-17 win over Itawamba Agricultural. Winning may never get old, but the Red Raiders sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
A big part of Shannon's victory came down to the chemistry between Trey Spurgon and his top target Dagarrious Clifton. Spurgon threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes while Clifton picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Clifton is becoming a predictor of Shannon's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Shannon also got a significant boost from Kegan Ruff, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Shannon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Shannon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donavon Mcguaghy and Jaiden Dilworth.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Amory took on Ripley on Friday. Amory blew past Ripley 42-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Shannon's record now sits at 5-2. As for Amory, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Shannon suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Amory in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Amory's Braden Maranto, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that Shannon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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