After two games on the road, Shepherd is heading back home. They will welcome the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Shepherd will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Buffalo on Friday. Shepherd blew past Buffalo, posting a 52-22 win on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-8.
Preston Stephens went supernova for Shepherd, rushing for 239 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. Stephens really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jevaris Marsh, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Shepherd wouldn't let Buffalo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shepherd can thank Brayden White and Michael Weekes for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Anderson-Shiro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tarkington 41-7 at home. Given the Fighting Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Longhorns are ranked 961st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shepherd's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Anderson-Shiro, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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