Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pearland Oilers (Pearland, TX) and the visiting Alief Elsik Rams (Houston, TX), saw Pearland's basketball squad hold off Alief Elsik by a tally of 57-50.

With the victory, Pearland improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Oilers travel to Alvin (Alvin, TX) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Rams confront the Shadow Creek Sharks (Pearland, TX) in a challenge, on Friday, January 5. Alief Elsik will attempt to improve on its 2-11 season record.