Football Preview: Shadow Creek Sharks vs. Dawson Eagles
The Shadow Creek Sharks will head out to take on the Dawson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Shadow Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Manvel 43-20 on Friday. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mavericks are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joseph Stewart Jr. was a one-man wrecking crew for Shadow Creek as he threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. Jacorey Watson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 60 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shadow Creek's defense and their 5.5 sacks. In that department, Giavani Baker was the leader with two. Baker is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Dawson entered their tilt with Pasadena Memorial on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Mavericks out 48-45.
Max Zavala had an outrageously good game as he threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards. 89 of those passing yards were hauled in by Nate Guillo.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dawson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 277 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Dawson wouldn't let Pasadena Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dawson can thank Bryson Flynn and Josiah Mcfarland for forcing both of them. Flynn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Shadow Creek's record is now 3-1. As for Dawson, their record is now 3-1.
Shadow Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Dawson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 25-23. Does Shadow Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dawson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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