Shepard's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Oak Lawn Spartans 49-16 at home. Considering the Astros have won four contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Shepard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameren Tryon led the charge by picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. Shepard is undefeated when Tryon posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Anthony Loughran was another key back, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns.
Shepard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zion Coles and Krystian Koscak. With that strong performance, Coles is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shepard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Shepard's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Oak Lawn, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.
Shepard will head out to challenge Reavis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shepard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season. As for Oak Lawn, they will face off against Argo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Lawn is facing Argo at the right time seeing as Argo is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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