Shepard is 7-2 against Evergreen Park since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shepard Astros will venture away from home to face off against the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Shepard will be strutting in after a win while Evergreen Park will be coming in after a defeat.
Evergreen Park is hoping to do what Argo couldn't on Friday: put an end to Shepard's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Shepard took down Argo 25-10.
Anthony Loughran was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Shepard also got a significant boost from Noah Vaughn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shepard's defense and their three sacks. Chris Stavrakis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Shepard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 19-14 to Thornton Fractional North.
Shepard's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Evergreen Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Shepard came out on top in a nail-biter against Evergreen Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 23-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepard since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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