Alief Hastings is 1-9 against Alief Taylor since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alief Hastings Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Alief Taylor Lions at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Alief Hastings is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fulshear on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Alief Hastings had to suffer through a 65-27 loss at the hands of Fulshear. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-19.
Alief Hastings might have lost, but man, Sincere Nealy was a machine: he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Nealy is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. Jaylyn Rodriguez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Alief Taylor was beaten by Fulshear 48-19 last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Chargers are ranked 36th).
Alief Taylor's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaxson Adeoye, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and Dylan Harris, who picked up 17 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Alief Hastings and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Alief Taylor, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Nealy and Adeoye. Nealy has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 102.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Adeoye has averaged 87.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Alief Hastings was dealt a bruising 36-7 loss at the hands of Alief Taylor when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Alief Hastings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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