Basketball Recap: Austin's Run of Six Straight Victories Now Over

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2025, 8:28am

Basketball Recap: Austin Maroons vs. Bowie Bulldogs

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 vs Bowie38-47
01/03/25 @ Cornerstone Christian51-43
12/31/24 @ Akins84-28
12/28/24 vs Pflugerville53-40
12/28/24 vs Round Rock Westwood53-34

It was a good run, but Austin unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 47-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bowie Bulldogs. If the Maroons were looking for revenge after losing 64-39 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Jillian Shirk and Evelyn Young certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Shirk went 7 of 10 on her way to 16 points, while Young posted eight points and four steals. Young has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played.

Austin's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Bowie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-8.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lake Travis the next time they take the court. Austin will head out to face Lake Travis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Bowie will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th.

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