The Shepherd Pirates are on the road again on Friday and plays the Kountze Lions at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, Shepherd rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 65-52 win over the Brahmas. The victory was just what Shepherd needed coming off of a 62-40 loss in their prior matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shepherd to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden White, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Payton Burton was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Meanwhile, Kountze can now show off 24 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Diboll 107-74 on the road. Winning may never get old, but Kountze sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Shepherd is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Kountze, their victory bumped their record up to 31-5.
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