Basketball Recap: George West Comes Up Short

George West played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the West Oso Bears 77-31. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.

Leading West Oso to victory were Malaigha Sweats and Jae'La Hicks. SweatS dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards, while Hicks went 7 of 13 on her way to 18 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave SweatS a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Shaw, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for George West and nudges their season record down to 10-16. As for West Oso, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.

George West will host Mathis at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. George West is facing Mathis at the right time seeing as Mathis is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Oso, they will head out to square off against Taft at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. West Oso is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.