The Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders will square off against the Foster Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Strake Jesuit will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Strake Jesuit made easy work of Alief Hastings and carried off a 56-35 victory. Given the Fighting Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Bears are ranked 1059th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foster). They enjoyed a cozy 68-53 win over Alief Hastings on Friday. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly 15 points.
Strake Jesuit better keep an eye on Jalen Stephanson. He was instrumental in Foster's win, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Stephanson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Martin, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points and six assists.
Foster was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alief Hastings only racked up seven assists.
Strake Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Foster, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8.
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