Basketball Recap: West Oso Extends Winning Streak to 12

Bears

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 @ Odem	86
12/31/24 vs Mathis	77
12/05/24 vs Winn	69
12/10/24 vs Odem	69
12/27/24 vs Bandera	61

West Oso had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.9 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 80-14 win over the Taft Greyhounds. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 20 contests by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Malaigha Sweats, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Her evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jae'La Hicks, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.

West Oso was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taft only racked up five assists.

Taft lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aliana Torres, who posted five points. Torres is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Ansleigh Solis was another key player, putting up no points and seven rebounds.

West Oso has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.8 points per game. As for Taft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-14.

West Oso does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Taft has already played their next game (against San Diego), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.