The South Houston Trojans will face off against the Shadow Creek Sharks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Houston will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Pasadena Memorial, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. South Houston walked away with a 34-21 win over Pasadena Memorial on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Shadow Creek came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Oilers by a score of 41-28. The Sharks pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Oilers cut but never quite recovered from.
Chris Stewart and Triston Willis were among the main playmakers for Shadow Creek as the former gained 125 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Willis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Shadow Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Shadow Creek wouldn't let Pearland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shadow Creek can thank Giavani Baker and Brandon Sherrard for forcing both of them. Baker is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
South Houston's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Shadow Creek, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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