Football Recap: Shepard Astros vs. Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals
Shepard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals 31-6. Considering the Astros have won six games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Vaughn continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Another player making a difference was Anthony Loughran, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns.
Shepard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cameren Tryon, Loughran, and Krystian Koscak picked up one apiece.
Shepard's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Shepard is on the road again on Friday to play Washington at 7:30 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Washington: 12.5, Shepard: 11) so any points scored will be well earned. Blue Island Eisenhower does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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