The Shadow Creek Sharks will head out on the road to face off against the South Houston Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully South Houston likes a good challenge.
Shadow Creek's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Pearland's usually-dominant defense. Shadow Creek came out on top against Pearland 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.
Shadow Creek can attribute much of their success to Chris Stewart, who gained 125 total yards and three touchdowns, and Triston Willis, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Willis' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Shadow Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
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.
Meanwhile, South Houston hadn't done well against Pasadena Memorial recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. South Houston walked away with a 34-21 victory over Pasadena Memorial. The win was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Shadow Creek pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Houston, their record now sits at 3-5.
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