If Shepherd was riding high fresh off their 52-22 takedown of Buffalo last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shepherd Pirates fell just short of the Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls by a score of 35-32 on Friday.
Despite the loss, Shepherd saw an underclassman step up: Jevaris Marsh rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Marsh a new career-high in rushing yards. Landen Dellinger was another key player, rushing for 39 yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Anderson-Shiro, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shepherd will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Diboll at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. One thing working in Shepherd's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Anderson-Shiro, they will venture away from home to square off against Newton at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Anderson-Shiro's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Newton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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