The Porter Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Alief Hastings Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Porter has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Alief Hastings will arrive with three straight victories.
Porter is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since November 1st on Saturday. They fell just short of Jersey Village by a score of 35-32.
Meanwhile, Alief Hastings made easy work of Cy-Fair on Tuesday and carried off a 59-39 win. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Alief Hastings had a senior duo take command as Favour Emeka posted 23 points plus six steals and Amyah Weathersby dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Emeka has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kam Dixon, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points.
Alief Hastings smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Alief Hastings' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.8 points. As for Porter, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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