Thursday just wasn't the day for Brooks's offense. They took a blow against the Shepard Astros on Thursday, falling 53-0. The Eagles lost against the Astros in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 42-14 score last time.
Even if they lost, Brooks' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Christopher Willis was especially locked on to Shepard's QB and sacked him twice.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shepard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Vaughn, who threw for 96 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards. Cameren Tryon was Vaughn's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Brooks' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Shepard, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Brooks will square off against Taft at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Brooks focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday. As for Shepard, they will venture away from home to face off against Bremen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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