Shepherd lost against Silsbee back in November of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Shepherd Pirates had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of the Silsbee Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Tigers are ranked 200th).
Despite the loss, Shepherd still got an impressive performance from Preston Stephens, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Stephens' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 18th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 22 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Michael Moshier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Silsbee, throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Jayden Miller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Shepherd's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Silsbee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Shepherd does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Silsbee, they will challenge Royal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Royal will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Silsbee surely won't give up without a fight.
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