Football Recap: Pearland Oilers vs. Alvin Yellowjackets
Pearland put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They beat the Alvin Yellowjackets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-0. The Oilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Jake Westmoreland had a dynamite game for Pearland, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Westmoreland a new career-high in rushing yards. Pearland also got help from Jordan Hernandez, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Pearland wouldn't let Alvin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaison Law, Charles Gooden, Iii, and Quinton Murray picked up one apiece. Gooden, Iii also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Pearland's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Alvin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Pearland will head out to square off against Manvel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pearland is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Alvin, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Houston at 7:00 p.m.
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