The matchup between Hamshire-Fannett and Shepherd on Friday hardly resembled the 15-8 effort from their previous meeting. The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns breezed by the Shepherd Pirates to the tune of 55-8. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Ty Bryson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 462 yards and six touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Braxton Starnes was Bryson's top target, picking up 159 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
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 showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards. Landen Dellinger handled things on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The win was the seventh in a row for Hamshire-Fannett, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Shepherd, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Hamshire-Fannett will look to defend their home field on Friday against West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. Hamshire-Fannett will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Shepherd, they will head out on the road to face 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.
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