Basketball Recap: Austin Mustangs vs. Sterling Raiders
With Austin's effective field goal percentage at 100% and Sterling's at 30% on Saturday, the final result was to be expected on Saturday. The Austin Mustangs fell 42-33 to the Sterling Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 48-25 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Austin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Giselle Michel, who made all 5 shots she took racking up 14 points. Michel continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashtian Glass, who scored ten points.
Destiny Lewis continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sterling, going 7 for 14 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and five steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Lewis has scored at least a third of Sterling's points. Madison Morrow was another key player, earning five points plus eight rebounds and three blocks.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Sterling, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Austin has already played their next match, a 37-29 victory against Milby on the 19th. As for Sterling, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 62-13 win against Madison on the 18th.
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