The Alief Taylor Lions lost to the Memorial Mustangs back in December of 2022, but the Alief Taylor Lions didn't allow the Memorial Mustangs the same satisfaction on Tuesday. Alief Taylor came out on top against Memorial by a score of 47-39.
Nathan Kongolo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with 7 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nefi Taiwo, who scored 8 points along with 5 rebounds.
Alief Taylor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Memorial, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Alief Taylor will head out on the road to face off against Sam Rayburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sam Rayburn will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1264th, while Alief Taylor is ranked 548th). As for Memorial, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Dekaney at 1:00 p.m.