Shepherd hasn't had much luck against Huntley Project recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Shepherd Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huntley Project Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Shepherd focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Shepherd is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Joliet on Friday. They lost 28-8 to the J Hawks. The Mustangs were down 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Shepherd wouldn't let Joliet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Benjamin Hunt, Nate Reynolds, and Phillip Kelly picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huntley Project). They claimed a resounding 41-6 victory over Colstrip at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Huntley Project's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kooper Beard, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave Beard a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Grady Schmidt, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Huntley Project, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Shepherd strolled past Huntley Project in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 42-28. Will Shepherd repeat their success, or does Huntley Project have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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