Pearland is 2-8 against Dawson since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pearland Oilers will square off against the Dawson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Dawson took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pearland, who comes in off a win.
Pearland is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since December 27, 2023 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Manvel 48-46. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Oilers.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 121-74, which was the final score in Dawson's tilt against Shadow Creek on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Sharks are ranked seventh).
Pearland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Dawson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
Pearland came up short against Dawson in their previous meeting back in February, falling 44-40. Can Pearland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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