The Aledo Bearcats will take on the Azle Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aledo has three straight wins, Azle has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Aledo made off with a 54-53 victory over Granbury. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Pirates are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Azle came up short against Brewer on Tuesday and fell 60-48.
Aledo will have to keep a close watch on Cason Cook and Jayden Taylor, a pair of players who had a big impact on Azle's prior game. Cook posted 13 points, while Taylor put up 16 points and five rebounds. Bryce Robinson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Aledo pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Azle, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
Aledo was able to grind out a solid victory over Azle in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 71-59. Does Aledo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Azle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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