The Silsbee Tigers will welcome the Shepherd Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Silsbee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Silsbee will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Jasper on Friday. Silsbee narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Jasper 49-47. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silsbee had a senior duo take command as Michael Moshier threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt and Jayden Miller picked up 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Miller's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacaleb Johnson, who gained 142 total yards and a touchdown.
Silsbee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnson and Gary Farr.
Meanwhile, a win for Shepherd just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Hamshire-Fannett 55-8. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Shepherd got top-tier performance from Preston Stephens, who rushed for 195 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Stephens' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 17th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Landen Dellinger handled things on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Even though they lost, Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Silsbee's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Shepherd, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Silsbee against Shepherd when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 52-13 win. Does Silsbee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shepherd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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