Alief Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Alief Elsik Rams and fell 61-34. 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 1051st, while the Rams are ranked 471st).
Despite the loss, Alief Hastings had strong showings from Giovanni Bernal, who posted 12 points, and Marcos Arencibia, who scored eight points.
Joshua Smith was nothing short of spectacular for Alief Elsik: he went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Edwards, who put up six points and six rebounds.
Alief Hastings' defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Alief Elsik, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-16.
Alief Hastings has already played their next game, a 57-38 loss against Fulshear on the 25th. As for Alief Elsik, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 46-41 victory against Foster on the 25th.
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