The Pearland Oilers (Pearland, TX) basketball edged the visiting Dawson Eagles (Pearland, TX), 53-51 in Saturday's league bout.

The Oilers now possess a 17-10 record. They play next when they travel to Dobie for a 6A Region III District 22 bout on Wednesday, January 29. Pearland will play a Longhorns team coming off a 75-40 league loss to Shadow Creek (Pearland, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 6-23.

With the loss, Dawson falls to 15-15 on the campaign. The Eagles host South Houston (South Houston, TX) to play the Trojans in a 6A Region III District 22 bout on Wednesday, January 29. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 18-9. South Houston won 57-44 in their recent league bout against Manvel (Manvel, TX)