This season hasn't been kind to the Brazos Cougars, who are still winless after their 20th contest. They took a serious blow against East Bernard on Friday, falling 56-17. While losing is never fun, Brazos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1536th, while East Bernard is ranked 631st).
East Bernard was led to victory by Ashlynn Lemos and Avery Scott. Lemos scored 19 points along with six steals, while Scott scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That's the first time this season that Scott scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Abby Hudgins, who scored six points along with seven steals.
Brazos' loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-20. As for East Bernard, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-10.
Brazos will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Hempstead at 6:00 p.m. Hempstead has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 28. As for East Bernard, they will head out on the road to face off against Van Vleck at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
