Alief Hastings is 8-2 against Alief Elsik since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Alief Hastings Bears will head out to face off against the Alief Elsik Rams at 7:00 p.m. Alief Hastings will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Alief Hastings took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Bellaire 44-7 at home. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jadien Douglas and he. Douglas rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Sincere Nealy really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run. Madden Harvey was another key player, rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Alief Hastings' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Javin Mckinney and Collin Okafor, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Alief Elsik was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 49-35 bruising from Lamar. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Texans are ranked 145th).
Alief Hastings' win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Alief Elsik, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Alief Hastings strolled past Alief Elsik in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 40-24. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Alief Elsik's Tay'Ron Hughes, who picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Alief Hastings still be able to contain Hughes? There's only one way to find out.
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