Two dominant backs in Chris Augustine and Preston Stephens are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns are taking a road trip to square off against the Shepherd Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hamshire-Fannett knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Shepherd likes a good challenge.
Hamshire-Fannett's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tarkington 65-0. Hamshire-Fannett might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 20 points or more this season.
While passing duties were split, you can't argue with the impact Ty Bryson and Travis Thompson both made on the contest. Bryson threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes while Thompson rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. Thompson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Starnes, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Shepherd lost to Jasper at home by a 35-16 margin on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hamshire-Fannett pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shepherd, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Hamshire-Fannett beat Shepherd 15-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamshire-Fannett since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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