If Brazosport was riding high fresh off their 69-48 takedown of Brazoswood last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Brazosport Exporters were beaten by the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles 75-34 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Exporters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 897th, while the Eagles are ranked 252nd).
Brazosport lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Deja El-Amin, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. El-Amin has become a key player for Brazosport: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Sanii Player, who posted ten points and three steals.
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Even though they lost, Brazosport smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 41 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
With the loss, Brazosport broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Brazosport wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 50-35 defeat against Cy-Fair on the 7th. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-14 victory against Stafford on the 10th.
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