Huntley Project is 8-2 against Shepherd since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Huntley Project Red Devils will take on the Shepherd Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Shepherd took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Huntley Project, who comes in off a win.
Huntley Project is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over Colstrip. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Huntley Project's win 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. The dominant performance gave Beard a new career-high in rushing yards. Grady Schmidt was another key back, rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Shepherd was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 28-8 to Joliet. 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.
Huntley Project's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Shepherd, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Huntley Project lost to Shepherd on the road by a decisive 42-28 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Huntley Project, Aidan Lammers (who rushed for 405 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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