The Katy Taylor Mustangs will head out to square off against the Alief Hastings Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Katy Taylor is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Tompkins just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Falcons 59-55.
Meanwhile, Alief Hastings was able to grind out a solid win over Foster on Wednesday, taking the game 55-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Katy Taylor better focus on containing Amyah Weathersby and Favour Emeka as the pair were huge in Alief Hastings' win. Weathersby dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds, while Emeka posted 18 points and five boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Weathersby has scored at least a third of Alief Hastings' points.
Alief Hastings' victory bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Katy Taylor, their loss dropped their record down to 24-8.
Katy Taylor came up short against Alief Hastings in their previous meeting back in December of 2016, falling 56-47. Thankfully for Katy Taylor, Tatiyanna Riley (who put up 19 points along with six rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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