The Alief Elsik Rams and the Foster Falcons will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Alief Elsik has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Foster will arrive with three straight victories.
Alief Elsik fought the good fight in their overtime match against Alief Hastings on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 49-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. 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 Bears are ranked 209th).
Meanwhile, Foster slipped by George Ranch 47-46 on Tuesday.
Foster pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Alief Elsik, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Alief Elsik didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Foster in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Does Alief Elsik have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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