The Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders lost against the Alief Taylor Lions back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Strake Jesuit took a 55-38 bruising from Alief Taylor. Strake Jesuit has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Strake Jesuit had strong showings from Lucas Hobin, who scored 19 points, and Wesley Westbrooks, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Alief Taylor's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathan Kongolo, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kongolo has scored at least a third of Alief Taylor's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nefi Taiwo, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Strake Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Alief Taylor, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Strake Jesuit will be playing at home against Alief Hastings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alief Hastings is coming into the contest with nine straight defeats on the road, meaning Strake Jesuit will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Alief Taylor, they will face off against Pearland at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Alief Taylor focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
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