Basketball Game Preview: Pearland Oilers vs. Pasadena Memorial Mavericks

Pearland is 4-0 against Pasadena Memorial since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pearland Oilers will welcome the Pasadena Memorial Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. Pearland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.

Pearland is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Dobie: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pearland blew Dobie out of the water with a 76-26 final score. The Oilers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Pearland can attribute much of their success to Eliece Perry, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards, and A?Zyua Blair, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 20 points along with six assists and five steals. The game was Blair's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anita Nwosu, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.

Pearland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 19 consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Pasadena Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt an 82-34 defeat at the hands of Shadow Creek. The Mavericks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-10.

Pearland is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Pasadena Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.

Pearland strolled past Pasadena Memorial in their previous meeting back in February of 2016 by a score of 60-42. Does Pearland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pasadena Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.