The Pearland Oilers came tearing into Wednesday's contest with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Shadow Creek by a score of 54-44. Given Pearland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Shadow Creek is ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pearland's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was A'zyua Blair, who scored 21 points along with five steals. Blair has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of La'Niah Thornton, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Pearland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Shadow Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.
Pearland will be playing at home against Alief Elsik at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alief Elsik is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Shadow Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against Alief Hastings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
