Baseball Game Preview: Pearland Oilers vs. South Houston Trojans

Pearland has gone a perfect 4-0 against South Houston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Oilers will look to defend their home field against the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Pearland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while South Houston has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Pearland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Shadow Creek 8-0. The Oilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

Nicholas Partida

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/11/25 vs Shadow Creek	7
03/21/25 vs Dawson	6
03/14/25 @ Alvin	5
03/29/25 vs Dobie	3
03/08/25 vs Clear Falls	3

Nicholas Partida made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other pitching news, Grant Shepherd looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Hunter Golden, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, South Houston came up short against Shadow Creek on Thursday and fell 6-1.

Yancarlo Aguilar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Pearland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.

Pearland beat South Houston 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Do the Oilers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.