The Pearland Oilers won the last time they faced the Alief Elsik Rams, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Pearland came out on top against Alief Elsik by a score of 44-31. Given Pearland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Alief Elsik is ranked 549th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pearland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ezenna Ibe led the charge by scoring ten points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Valentine, who scored 11 points.
When it comes to explaining why Alief Elsik lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tim Ofesi. Despite the final result, he scored six points along with 12 rebounds. Ofesi is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was David Uwalaka, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Pearland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Alief Elsik, they bumped their record down to 6-11 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pearland will face off against Alvin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alvin is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Alief Elsik, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Creek is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
