The Shepherd Pirates football squad scored 40 points and limited the visiting Crockett Bulldogs to 6 in the Pirates league win on Thursday.

The Pirates now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Woodville for a non-league battle on Thursday, September 28. Shepherd will play a Eagles squad coming off a 44-0 non-league win over Diboll (Diboll, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 3-1.

Coming up next, the Bulldogs play the Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans (Coldspring, TX) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, September 28. Crockett will attempt to advance on its 0-5 season record. The Trojans go into the battle with a 2-1 record after their 22-8 non-league win over Huntington (Huntington, TX).