The Pearland Oilers will venture away from home to take on 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 squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Pearland claimed a resounding 59-0 win over Alvin at home. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 621st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jake Westmoreland was a one-man wrecking crew for Pearland as 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 Westmoreland a new career-high in rushing yards. Jordan Hernandez did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 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 Gooden, Iii picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Gooden, Iii is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Manvel lost 43-20 to Shadow Creek on Friday. The Mavericks have struggled against the Sharks recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Manvel's defeat came about despite a quality game from 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 was dealt a bruising 45-7 defeat at the hands of Manvel when the teams last played back in September of 2017. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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