| 10/17/25 - Home | 50-18 W |
| 09/27/24 - Away | 36-21 W |
| 09/22/23 - Home | 52-7 W |
| 09/23/22 - Away | 44-28 W |
| 09/25/21 - Home | 51-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
It looked like the Kentucky Derby when Shepherd duked it out with Colstrip on Friday. The Mustangs blew past the Colts, posting a 50-18 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Colts: they've now won seven in a row.
Shepherd found their leader in sophomore Caleb Nicholson, who rushed for 121 yards and a pair of scores on only seven carries, and also threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns while completing 94.4% of his passes. Those 121 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Nicholson. Dominyk Weber was Nicholson's top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and two TDs.
Shepherd was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colstrip only rushed for 44.
Shepherd's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Colstrip, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Coming up, Shepherd will challenge Huntley Project at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 946 yards in their previous games. Colstrip does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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