The Aldine Mustangs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 11th straight loss. They took a serious blow against Fort Bend Willowridge, falling 75-30. While losing is never fun, Aldine can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1404th, while Fort Bend Willowridge is ranked 198th).
Despite the loss, Aldine still got an impressive performance from Aniyah Bevly, who scored 16 points. Bevly scored a full 53.3% of Aldine's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Aldine has yet to win a match at home this season, leaving them with a 1-16 record. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.6 points per game. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Aldine will face off against Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eisenhower and Aldine are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Terry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terry and Fort Bend Willowridge are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
