Football Preview: Shadow Creek Sharks vs. Pearland Oilers
Shadow Creek is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pearland is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Shadow Creek Sharks will host the Pearland Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Shadow Creek's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They blew past Pasadena Memorial 52-0 on the road. That looming 52-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Sharks yet this season.
Shadow Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Joseph Stewart Jr., who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Triston Willis, who gained 182 total yards and two touchdowns. Stewart Jr. has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chris Stewart, who picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Shadow Creek wouldn't let Pasadena Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shadow Creek can thank Caleb Harrison and Giavani Baker for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Pearland was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Pasadena Memorial 52-3 at home. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Mavericks are ranked 532nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Pearland's victory came down to the chemistry between Jake Westmoreland and his top target Jordan Hernandez. Westmoreland threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Hernandez picked up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hernandez is now averaging an impressive 102 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Miller, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pearland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Shadow Creek's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Pearland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Stewart Jr. and Westmoreland. Stewart Jr. has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 229.9 passing yards and has 19 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Westmoreland has averaged 151.4 passing yards and has 16 passing touchdowns on the season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Shadow Creek and Pearland have no problem gaining yardage. Shadow Creek has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 373.3 total yards per game. However, it's not like Pearland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 376.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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