Basketball Recap: Alief Taylor Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Alief Taylor extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Tae Malik. The Alief Taylor Lions pulled ahead with a 45-44 photo finish over the Trinity Trojans on Sunday thanks in part to Malik, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave him a new career-high.

Alief Taylor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 30.5% in those games and 35% outside of them. As for Trinity, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alief Taylor will welcome Alief Hastings at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Alief Taylor is facing Alief Hastings at the right time seeing as Alief Hastings is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Trinity, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bell at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.