Shepard and Reavis are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Shepard Astros are taking a road trip to face off against the Reavis Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shepard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Shepard will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Oak Lawn on Friday. Shepard really took it to Oak Lawn for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-16 win at home. The Astros might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 30 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shepard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameren Tryon, who picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Tryon is becoming a predictor of Shepard's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Anthony Loughran was another key back, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns.
Shepard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zion Coles and Krystian Koscak. Coles also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shepard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Reavis entered their match against Evergreen Park on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Reavis took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Evergreen Park. The Rams have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Shepard's record is now 5-2. As for Reavis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Shepard lost to Reavis on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Shepard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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