The Shepherd Pirates will square off against the Buffalo Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shepherd will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Coldspring-Oakhurst on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Shepherd fell just short of Coldspring-Oakhurst by a score of 36-34.
Despite the defeat, Shepherd got top-tier performance from Preston Stephens, who rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Stephens is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game.
Even though they lost, Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Buffalo beat Eustace 50-42 on Friday.
Shepherd's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Buffalo, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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