After flying high against Aldine last Tuesday, Eisenhower came back down to earth. The Eisenhower Eagles had to suffer through a 62-32 loss at the hands of the Westfield Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1359th, while the Mustangs are ranked 262nd).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alyirah Lee, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sedmyah Steptoe, who posted eight points and six boards.
Westfield was led to victory by Saniya Broomfield and Jade Francis. Broomfield went 7 for 12 on her way to 16 points and six steals, while Francis almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Broomfield is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Azyria Yancey, who earned ten points.
Eisenhower dropped their record down to 2-16 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Westfield, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
Eisenhower has already played their next match, a 47-33 defeat against Benjamin Davis on the 14th. As for Westfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-45 victory against Spring on the 14th.
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