Pearland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Shadow Creek is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pearland Oilers will host the Shadow Creek Sharks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pearland is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Round Rock Westwood just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. Their2024 ended with a 59-45 defeat against the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Warriors are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, Shadow Creek suffered their closest loss since November 15th on Friday. They fell just short of Lake Ridge by a score of 70-67. The Sharks' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Pearland's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Shadow Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-2.
Pearland came up short against Shadow Creek when the teams last played back in January, falling 62-51. Can Pearland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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