Aledo is 1-9 against Brewer since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Aledo Bearcats will challenge the Brewer Bears at 7:30 p.m. Aledo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Brewer likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, everything went Aledo's way against Azle as Aledo made off with a 79-54 win. The Bearcats pushed the score to 70-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Brewer waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 47-40. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Hornets are ranked 780th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aledo better focus on containing Calvin Rweyemamu and Nash Pena as the pair were huge in Brewer's win. Rweyemamu went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points and three steals, while Pena went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Austin Haley, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Brewer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Brewer is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Aledo, their victory bumped their record up to 26-5.
Aledo beat Brewer 64-56 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aledo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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