Football Recap: Silsbee Tigers vs. Shepherd Pirates
Silsbee only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 29-point they dealt Shepherd on Friday. The Silsbee Tigers blew past the Shepherd Pirates 49-20. 49 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Michael Moshier was his usual excellent self, throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jayden Miller, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Shepherd lost, don't look at Preston Stephens. Despite the final result, he rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Stephens' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 18th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Silsbee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for Shepherd, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Silsbee will challenge Royal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royal will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Silsbee surely won't give up without a fight. Shepherd does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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