Shelby is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Monroe is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Shelby Golden Lions will host the Monroe Redhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shelby is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Community School of Davidson to the tune of 35-7. Shelby's victory was all the more impressive since the Spartans were averaging only 14.69 points allowed on the season.
Jaylen Tate was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Lan Farmer, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Monroe humbled West Stokes with a 48-21 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
It was another big night for Kaegan Chambers, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Lindsey, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Monroe's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Shelby, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Shelby took their win against Monroe in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 by a conclusive 28-7. Will Shelby repeat their success, or does Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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