The Shepherd Pirates will head out to take on the West Fork Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Shepherd is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 46-30 bruising from Trinity. The Pirates were down 43-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, a victory for West Fork just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Montgomery at home and fell 69-28. The defeat leaves the Gators without a win on the season.
West Fork's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Shepherd strolled past West Fork in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 47-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shepherd since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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