Alief Elsik was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 52-37 to the Alief Taylor Lions. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 434th, while the Lions are ranked 52nd).
Nataliyah Gray was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 16 boards for Alief Taylor. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Gray has scored at least a third of Alief Taylor's points. Another player making a difference was Samyra Williams, who posted 11 points.
Alief Elsik's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Alief Taylor, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Alief Elsik didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-45 defeat against Alief Hastings on the 17th. Alief Taylor has also already played their next matchup, a 73-70 win against Fulshear on the 17th.
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