The Alief Hastings Bears will face off against the George Ranch Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alief Hastings has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight losses, while George Ranch will come in with four straight victories.
Alief Hastings is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 56-35 to Strake Jesuit. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1041st, while the Fighting Crusaders are ranked 146th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marcos Arencibia, who posted six points. Another player making a difference was Deondra Jones, who had five points and three steals.
Meanwhile, everything went George Ranch's way against Alief Taylor on Tuesday as George Ranch made off with a 73-50 win.
Alief Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for George Ranch, they pushed their record up to 15-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Alief Hastings won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, slipping by George Ranch 60-59. Does Alief Hastings have another victory up their sleeve, or will George Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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