The Shepard Astros will face off against the Brooks Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Brooks is headed out to face a Astros squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Shepard came up short against Joliet West on Friday, falling 36-15. The Astros were down 33-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Brooks had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. Their defense stepped up to hand Orr a 20-0 shutout.
The critical scores for Brooks came from Nekhi Hall, Elijah Curl, and Jamir Farmer.
Brooks wouldn't let Orr keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. James Johnson, Jr was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing three fumbles, and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Everything came up roses for Shepard against Brooks when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-14 victory. Will Shepard repeat their success, or does Brooks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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