The Alief Taylor Lions won the last time they faced the Alief Elsik Rams, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Alief Taylor snuck past Alief Elsik with a 49-43 victory.
Alief Taylor got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tae Malik out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mar'jon Leon, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Alief Elsik's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of David Uwalaka, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Ricky Wilson who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Alief Taylor's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-12. As for Alief Elsik, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-18.
Alief Taylor will face off against Clear Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alief Taylor 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 265th, while Clear Springs is ranked 66th). Alief Elsik does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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