The Pearland Oilers will head out on the road to square off against the Manvel Mavericks 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.
If Pearland beats Manvel with 59 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pearland took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-0 win over Alvin. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 620th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jake Westmoreland was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jordan Hernandez did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Manvel lost 43-20 to Shadow Creek on Friday. The Mavericks haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Cam Renfro, who threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Pearland's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Manvel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Pearland took a serious blow against Manvel in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, falling 45-7. Thankfully for Pearland, Jalen Preston (who rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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