Football Recap: Dawson Eagles vs. Pearland Oilers
Dawson was the 21-7 winner over Pearland when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Dawson Eagles took a 42-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pearland Oilers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Oilers are ranked 112th).
Dawson wouldn't let Pearland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dawson can thank Kingston Ephriam and Cornell Wesley for forcing both of them.
Tate Chisolm was his usual excellent self, rushing for 227 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry for Pearland. Those 227 rushing yards gave Chisolm a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Hernandez, who picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Dawson and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Pearland, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Dawson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-7 win against South Houston on the 11th. As for Pearland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 42-7 victory against Dobie on the 11th.
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