Basketball Recap: South Houston Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 20, 2024, 6:08am

Basketball Recap: South Houston Trojans vs. Pearland Oilers

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South Houston entered their game against Pearland on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The South Houston Trojans were beaten by the Pearland Oilers 57-26. The Trojans have struggled against the Oilers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Pearland was led to victory by Eliece Perry and Shiloh Grays. Perry dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds, while Grays went 7 for 9 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Perry a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%). Another player making a difference was A?Zyua Blair, who earned 12 points along with three steals.

South Houston's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pearland, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.

South Houston will be taking part in a tournament against Klein Oak at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pearland, they will take on Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in a tournament on Thursday.

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