The matchup between Shepherd and Hamshire-Fannett on Friday hardly resembled the 15-8 effort from their previous meeting. The Shepherd Pirates were outmatched by the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at home and fell 55-8. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while the Longhorns are ranked 112th).
Despite the loss, Shepherd still got an impressive 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. Backing up that air attack was Landen Dellinger, who rushed 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's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Ty Bryson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hamshire-Fannett, throwing for 462 yards and six touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes. Braxton Starnes was Bryson's top target, picking up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Shepherd is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6. As for Hamshire-Fannett, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Shepherd will square off against Silsbee 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. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they will face off against West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Hamshire-Fannett has won nine straight at home dating back to last season, while West Orange-Stark won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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