Pasadena Memorial hasn't had much luck against Pearland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks are taking a road trip to challenge the Pearland Oilers at 7:00 p.m.
Pasadena Memorial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Shadow Creek on Saturday. They took a blow against the Sharks, falling 52-0. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Mavericks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Pearland entered their tilt with Dobie on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over the Longhorns on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Pearland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jake Westmoreland led the charge by throwing for 175 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also catching a touchdown. Tate Chisolm was another key rusher, gaining 169 total yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Pearland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Amari Wilks and Sam Armstrong, who racked up four sacks between them.
Pasadena Memorial is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. As for Pearland, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pasadena Memorial was taken down by Pearland 61-15 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Can Pasadena Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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