The South Houston Trojans will face off against the Pearland Oilers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
South Houston's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Shadow Creek last Thursday. They were outmatched by the Sharks at home and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Sharks are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Pearland's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 41-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shadow Creek. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Oilers, who until this game were averaging 13 points allowed.
Despite the defeat, Pearland got top-tier performance from Tate Chisolm, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
South Houston has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Pearland, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
South Houston was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Pearland in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Can South Houston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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