After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tyler, Alief Hastings was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with a 63-51 victory over the Killeen Kangaroos. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Amyah Weathersby, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 11 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Alief Hastings' points. Fatou Kamara was another key player, going 6 for 9 on her way to 13 points and seven steals.
Bears
| 11/14/23 vs Bridgeland | 16 |
| 02/03/24 @ Alief Elsik | 16 |
| 12/12/23 @ Alvin | 15 |
| 01/17/24 vs Alvin | 14 |
| 11/04/24 vs Dekaney | 13 |
Alief Hastings was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November.
Alief Hastings' win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Killeen, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Alief Hastings didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-12 victory against Southwest on the 28th. As for Killeen, they will square off against Bryan at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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