There's no place like home for the Pearland Oilers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against Alief Hastings on Wednesday as Pearland made off with a 51-31 win. Given Pearland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Alief Hastings is ranked 959th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Defeat or not, Alief Hastings got some senior leadership from Amari Wilkerson and Wembo Fernandes. Wilkerson scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Fernandes. scored 14 points along with two blocks. It was the first time this season that Fernandes posted two or more blocks.
Pearland pushed their record up to 20-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Alief Hastings, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-23 record this season.
Pearland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Alief Hastings also has no future games currently scheduled.
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