The Alvin Yellowjackets's six-game losing streak came to an end on Wednesday. They snuck past Alief Hastings with a 54-50 victory. This was payback for Alvin, who suffered a 52-32 loss the last time these two teams met.
Trey Falcon was the offensive standout of the match as he scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Mckinzy, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Alief Hastings lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Amari Wilkerson, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wembo Fernandes, who scored ten points.
Alvin's win ended a 20-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-16. As for Alief Hastings, they bumped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Alvin will face off against Dawson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dawson presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Alvin in Texas (Dawson is ranked 58th, while Alvin is ranked 826th). As for Alief Hastings, they will be playing at home against Pearland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
