Football Game Preview: Shepherd Pirates vs. Tarkington Longhorns

Shepherd is 8-2 against Tarkington since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pirates will square off against the Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shepherd has five straight wins, Tarkington has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Shepherd gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over Diboll.

Landen Dellinger

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 vs Diboll	199
09/19/25 @ Anderson-Shiro	91
09/12/25 vs Buffalo	50
09/05/25 vs Coldspring-Oakhurst	95
08/29/25 @ Kirbyville	95

Landen Dellinger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 199 yards and two scores while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 33 yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106 rushing yards per game. Javaris Marsh was in the mix too, providing Shepherd with two TDs.

Meanwhile, Tarkington had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Crockett.

Shepherd's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tarkington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Shepherd strolled past Tarkington when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 50-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.