The Yorktown Tigers will face off against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yorktown is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against New Castle on Friday. Yorktown took a hard 27-13 fall against New Castle.
Despite the loss, Yorktown saw an underclassman step up: Sam Tokar threw for 143 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Greenfield-Central. The contest marked the Golden Bears' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Yorktown's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Shelbyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Yorktown took their win against Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 42-19. Will Yorktown repeat their success, or does Shelbyville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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