The Pearland Oilers will square off against the South Houston Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pearland is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 3rd on Wednesday. They took a blow against Shadow Creek, falling 68-38. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Sharks are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, South Houston played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Shadow Creek 80-35. The match marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pearland's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-11. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points over those games. As for South Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 21-10.
Pearland was able to grind out a solid victory over South Houston in their previous meeting back in January, winning 66-53. Does Pearland have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Houston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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