The Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders will take on the Foster Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Strake Jesuit sitting on 12 straight wins and Foster on three.
If Strake Jesuit beats Foster with 63 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Strake Jesuit claimed a resounding 63-27 victory over Alief Hastings. The contest marked the Fighting Crusaders' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Foster earned a 45-34 victory over Alief Hastings on Wednesday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Bears are ranked 1065th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Foster's win came from a few key players Strake Jesuit will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaron Martin, who posted 11 points. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jalen Stephanson, who scored nine points and six boards.
Foster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alief Hastings only pulled down one offensive board.
Strake Jesuit pushed their record up to 23-9 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Foster, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Strake Jesuit strolled past Foster when the teams last played back in January by a score of 61-46. Does Strake Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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