Basketball Preview: Stevens Falcons vs. Warren Warriors
Stevens and Warren are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Stevens Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Warren Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Stevens has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 8.
Stevens is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Taft on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stevens took a blow against Taft, falling 70-34.
Meanwhile, Warren didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Holmes on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Huskies are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Aniyah Shields and Crystal Aragon. Shields had a solid game and almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Aragon was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Warren smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Warren pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Stevens, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Stevens lost to Warren on the road by a decisive 55-39 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Stevens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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