Alief Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost to the George Ranch Longhorns at home by a 58-39 margin. 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 1034th, while the Longhorns are ranked 211th).
Despite the defeat, Alief Hastings saw an underclassman step up: freshman Marcos Arencibia posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Demetrius Sims, who had eight points and seven boards.
Alief Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for George Ranch, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-11.
Alief Hastings will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Alief Elsik at 7:00 p.m. As for George Ranch, they will challenge Foster at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in George Ranch's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.
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