Basketball Recap: Cypress Falls Eagles vs. Alief Elsik Rams
Cypress Falls saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top against the Alief Elsik Rams by a score of 62-54. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Rams are ranked 567th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alief Elsik's loss came despite strong showings from Andrew Edwards and Joshua Smith. Edwards dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds, while Smith posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Timothy Ofesi, who earned five points in addition to 12 rebounds and two blocks.
Cypress Falls has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Alief Elsik, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Cypress Falls will be taking part in a tournament against Dickinson at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Dickinson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. Alief Elsik has already played their next match (against Cypress Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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