Cypress Ridge had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 53-46 victory over the Alief Hastings Bears.
Alief Hastings' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Giovanni Bernal, who went 5 for 10 en route to 16 points plus five assists and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Bernal a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Deondra Jones was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus two steals.
Alief Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Cypress Ridge will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alief Hastings, they will take on Almeta Crawford at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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