Alief Hastings and Katy Taylor squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Alief Hastings had to settle for second. They fell 76-63 to the Katy Taylor Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Mustangs are ranked 134th).

Amyah Weathersby
02/10/25 vs Katy Taylor | 21 |
02/05/25 vs Foster | 23 |
01/31/25 @ Terry | 21 |
01/25/25 vs Fulshear | 34 |
01/23/25 @ Alief Elsik | 23 |
+ 10 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Alief Hastings lost, don't look at Amyah Weathersby. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 21 points and 15 boards. The match was Weathersby's 15th in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Favour Emeka, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 20 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Alief Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Katy Taylor, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season.
Alief Hastings does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Katy Taylor, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 84-40 victory against Bellaire on the 14th.
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