Shamrock was the 28-14 winner over West Texas when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Shamrock Irish fell 62-50 to the West Texas Comanches on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (38), the Irish still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Shamrock lost, don't look at Philip Cook. Despite the final result, he threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Cook is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Another signal caller making a difference was Cross Stambaugh, who picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Shamrock was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 477 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Shamrock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for West Texas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shamrock will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Vega at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shamrock is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for West Texas, they will take on Gruver at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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