Football Preview: Vega Longhorns vs. Shamrock Irish
Vega has gone 6-0 against Shamrock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Vega Longhorns will welcome the Shamrock Irish at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Vega was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 7-2 to Seagraves.
Meanwhile, Shamrock came up short against West Texas on Friday and fell 62-50. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (38), the Irish still had to take the loss.
Shamrock might have lost, but man, Philip Cook was a machine: he threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Cook is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Another passer making a difference was Cross Stambaugh, who picked up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Shamrock was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 477 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Vega dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Shamrock, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Vega against Shamrock in their previous matchup back in November of 2020 as the squad secured a 54-22 victory. Does Vega have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shamrock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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