Texas High School Basketball - Strake Jesuit can't hold off Pearland
January 17, 2024: Pearland, TX 77588
The Pearland Oilers basketball team scored 58 points and held the visiting Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders to 54 in the Oilers league triumph on Wednesday.
The Oilers now sport a 15-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alief Hastings for a 6A Region III District 23 contest on Friday, January 19. Pearland will battle a Bears team coming off a 54-50 league loss to Alvin (Alvin, TX). The Bears record now stands at 3-16.
The Fighting Crusaders (10-14) will now prepare for their contest against Shadow Creek (Pearland, TX). The Sharks enter the 6A Region III District 23 contest with a 22-2 record. In their last contest, Shadow Creek nudged Alief Taylor (Houston, TX), 51-39, in a league contest.