Shadow Creek has gone 5-0 against Alvin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Shadow Creek Sharks will challenge the Alvin Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shadow Creek took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Clear Creek 34-6 at home. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Wildcats are ranked 357th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Joseph Stewart Jr. and his top target George "Alex" Kirkland Ii. Stewart Jr. threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Kirkland Ii rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Stewart, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Shadow Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Clear Creek's QB won't forget Ethan Tinney anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Alvin can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fort Bend Dulles as Alvin made off with a 21-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since September 1, 2023.
The win got Shadow Creek back to even at 1-1. As for Alvin, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Shadow Creek against Alvin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 53-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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