The Pearland Oilers entered their tilt with the Dawson Eagles with 18 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 19. Pearland took down Dawson 49-32 on Saturday. Given Pearland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Dawson is ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pearland found their leader in underclassman A'zyua Blair, who scored 19 points along with five steals. Blair hasn't dropped below two steals for 26 straight games. Eliece Perry was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Pearland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for Dawson, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-8.
Pearland's road trip will continue as they head out to face Alief Taylor at 7:00 p.m. on February 7th. Alief Taylor is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Dawson, they will be playing at home against Shadow Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shadow Creek is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Dawson is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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