The Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls will face off against the Shepherd Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shepherd is hoping to do what Tarkington couldn't on Friday: put an end to Anderson-Shiro's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Anderson-Shiro blew past Tarkington, posting a 41-7 victory at home. Given the Fighting Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Longhorns are ranked 961st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shepherd humbled Buffalo with a 52-22 victory. The Pirates pushed the score to 52-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bison cut but never quite recovered from.
Preston Stephens was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 239 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jevaris Marsh was another key rusher, rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Shepherd wouldn't let Buffalo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shepherd can thank Brayden White and Michael Weekes for forcing both of them.
Anderson-Shiro's record is now 3-0. As for Shepherd, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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