The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Pearland Oilers (Pearland, TX) and the host Pasadena Memorial Mavericks (Pasadena, TX), observed Pearland's basketball team edge Pasadena Memorial by a score of 43-41.

The Oilers (10-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Weiss (Pflugerville, TX). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 8-10 record. In their last challenge, Weiss was tipped by Ellison (Killeen, TX), 78-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mavericks encounter the Clear Creek Wildcats (League City, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Pasadena Memorial will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 8-12 record after their 64-48 league loss to Clear Brook (Friendswood, TX).