On Friday, Shelley faced Sugar-Salem in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shelley Russets were beaten by the Sugar-Salem Diggers 34-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Russets in their matchups with the Diggers: they've now lost three in a row.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Dawson McInelly and he. McInelly gained 134 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 134 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Shelley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Sugar-Salem, the victory was the 14th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Shelley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Century at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Sugar-Salem, they will be playing at home against Star Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sugar-Salem's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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