Basketball Preview: Alief Hastings Bears vs. Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs
Alief Hastings is 7-0 against Fort Bend Austin since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Alief Hastings Bears will head out to square off against the Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. Alief Hastings is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.
Alief Hastings will head out to face Fort Bend Austin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Alief Hastings took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Porter.
Despite their loss, Alief Hastings saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Amyah Weathersby, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Maricha Tisdell, who earned nine points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Fort Bend Austin has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against Cypress Falls on Friday, falling 67-47. The Bulldogs were down 54-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Alief Hastings' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Fort Bend Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Alief Hastings beat Fort Bend Austin 36-29 in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Bend Austin's Gabby Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Alief Hastings to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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