If Alief Hastings was feeling good fresh off their 71-12 takedown of Southwest last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Alief Hastings Bears took a blow against the Alief Taylor Lions on Friday, falling 63-34. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Alief Hastings lost, don't look at Amyah Weathersby. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. That was a full 55.9% of Alief Hastings' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fatou Kamara, who had six points and four steals.
Nataliyah Gray continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alief Taylor, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 15 rebounds. Gray has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last five times she's played. Madison Bush-Lewis was another key player, putting up 14 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Alief Hastings' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Alief Taylor, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Alief Hastings didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-38 win against St. Agnes Academy on the 7th. As for Alief Taylor, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-42 victory against Foster on the 7th.
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