Aldine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 23rd straight loss. The matchup between them and the Eisenhower Eagles didn't end well, with the Aldine Mustangs falling 50-36. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-6 back in January.
02/01/25 vs Eisenhower | 14 |
12/10/24 @ Dekaney | 7 |
01/29/25 @ Benjamin Davis | 5 |
01/23/25 vs MacArthur | 5 |
01/25/25 vs Westfield | 4 |
Aldine lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Denise Vergara, who went 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and seven boards. Those 14 points gave Vergara a new career-high. Mireya Molina was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Aldine was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Aldine's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Eisenhower, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-21.
Aldine and Eisenhower could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Aldine (ranked 1512th) will meet Spring (ranked 664th) at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Eisenhower will square off against Westfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday down 1,035 places (1339 vs. 304).
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