Shepherd won against Diboll last Friday with 50 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Shepherd Pirates took down the Tarkington Longhorns 50-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shepherd to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landen Dellinger, who rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Dellinger has posted since back in September of 2023. Another rusher making a difference was Preston Stephens, who gained 153 total yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Shepherd back to even at 3-3. As for Tarkington, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Shepherd will take on West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Shepherd's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests. As for Tarkington, they will host Silsbee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tarkington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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