There's no place like home for the Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They took their contest at home on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 62-33 victory over Alief Hastings. Given Strake Jesuit's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while Alief Hastings is ranked 959th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Strake Jesuit got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Wesley Westbrooks out in front who scored 12 points along with five steals. Another player making a difference was Jason Lin, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Alief Hastings had strong showings from Amari Wilkerson, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Caleb Eyanu, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Alief Hastings struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They are winless (0-4) when they just don't pass the ball.
Strake Jesuit's win bumped their record up to 13-17. As for Alief Hastings, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-22.
Strake Jesuit will be playing at home against Pearland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Strake Jesuit is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season. As for Alief Hastings, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alvin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Alvin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Wednesday.
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