The Spring Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Aldine Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Spring took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Nimitz out 58-55. The score was all tied up 19-19 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Aldine hadn't done well against Eisenhower recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Aldine walked away with a 61-53 win over Eisenhower. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Eagles are ranked 911th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aldine has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Spring, they pushed their record up to 14-15 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Spring came up short against Aldine in their previous meeting back in January, falling 78-67. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aldine's Jameson Kegler, who went 8 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Spring knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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