Alief Hastings was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 56-35 to the Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1041st, while the Fighting Crusaders are ranked 146th).
Alief Hastings lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Marcos Arencibia, who posted six points. Another player making a difference was Deondra Jones, who put up five points and three steals.
Alief Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Strake Jesuit, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-9.
Alief Hastings will face off against George Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George Ranch knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Alief Hastings likes a good challenge. As for Strake Jesuit, they will challenge Foster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Foster is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
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