Reavis and Shepard are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Reavis Rams will be playing at home against the Shepard Astros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Shepard is facing Reavis at the wrong time: Reavis suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 21-13 to the Mustangs. It was the first time this season that the Rams let down their fans at home.
Shepard never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Oak Lawn last Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 49-16 win over the Spartans. Considering the Astros have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shepard got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameren Tryon out in front 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 rusher, 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. With that strong performance, Coles is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
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 contests.
Reavis' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Shepard, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Reavis strolled past Shepard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Does Reavis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shepard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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