Alvin lost to Pearland back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Yellowjackets fell 46-34 to the Oilers. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 729th, while the Oilers are ranked 199th).
Despite the loss, Alvin still got an impressive performance from Hayden Holloway, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 14 points and five boards.
Pearland was led to victory by Enayah Sanchez and Takora Shields. Sanchez shot 45% from the field on her way to 12 points, while Shields posted eight points and seven rebounds. Shields continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Patrick, who earned eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Alvin and nudges their season record down to 10-16. As for Pearland, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-9.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Alvin is set to challenge their familiar foe South Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pearland will take on rival Manvel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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