As heard on WHOW, the Clinton Maroons fell to the Shelbyville Rams by a score of 40-29 on Friday night. The Maroons were led by the DeWitt/Piatt Counties ServPro Player of the Game Wyatt Martin. Martin had 3 catches for 62 yards and a touchdown and had two kickoff returns for a touchdown. Maroons quarterback Ethan Boyer was 17 of 20 passing for 139 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Aiden Schlesinger had 2 catches for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Shelbyville was led by senior Holden Schmidt with 2 catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt also had 9 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown.
With the loss, the Maroons fall to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in Central Illinois Conference action. Shelbyville improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in CIC play.
Tune in next Saturday afternoon, September 18, as the Maroons travel to Mowequa to take on the Central A&M Raiders. You can hear the game live on the Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM/106.5 FM WHOW, online at dewittdailynews.com, on the WHOW mobile app, and on Amazon Alexa. Kickoff is set for 1 pm with the broadcast beginning shortly before then.
