The Manvel Mavericks will take on the Pearland Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Manvel came up short against Shadow Creek on Friday, falling 43-20. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Sharks are ranked 100th).
Manvel's loss came about despite a quality game from Cam Renfro, who threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Pearland put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They beat Alvin by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-0. The result was nothing new for the Oilers, who have now won three matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Jake Westmoreland had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Pearland also got help from Jordan Hernandez, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Pearland wouldn't let Alvin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jaison Law, Charles Gooden, Iii, and Gooden, Iii picked up one apiece. Gooden, Iii also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Manvel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Pearland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Manvel against Pearland in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 45-7 win. In that match, Manvel amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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