The Alief Elsik Rams will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Westside Wolves at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Alief Elsik is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Grand Oaks just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzlies. 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 429th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 141st).
Meanwhile, Westside waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 63-52.
Westside pushed their record up to 10-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Alief Elsik, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Alief Elsik came up short against Westside when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 44-33. Can Alief Elsik avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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