Shadow Creek and Fort Bend Elkins squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Shadow Creek had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Fort Bend Elkins Knights by a score of 31-28. It was the first time this season that the Sharks let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Shadow Creek saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dante Mayes threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Those 273 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Mayes. Shadow Creek also got help from Ashton Jones, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
With the defeat, Shadow Creek broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Shadow Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Bend Elkins, they will square off against Kingwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Bend Elkins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
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