Basketball Game Preview: Foster Falcons vs. Alief Hastings Bears

The Foster Falcons will take on the Alief Hastings Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Foster will be strutting in after a win while Alief Hastings will be coming in after a defeat.

Foster is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since November 22, 2024 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Alief Taylor, sneaking past 43-40. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Lions are ranked 726th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Alief Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 44-39 heartbreaker at the hands of Alief Taylor.

Foster will have to contain Giovanni Bernal as he made an impact in Alief Hastings' last game. He posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Deondra Jones, who scored 13 points.

Alief Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Foster, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-11.

Foster strolled past Alief Hastings in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 68-53. Will Foster repeat their success, or does Alief Hastings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.