Basketball Game Preview: Austin Mustangs vs. Spring Woods Tigers

The Austin Mustangs will face off against the Spring Woods Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Austin has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Spring Woods will arrive with five straight wins.

Austin is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Sterling on Saturday. Austin took a 62-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sterling.

Meanwhile, Spring Woods made easy work of Westbury on Thursday and carried off a 68-48 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Spring Woods is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.

Austin took a serious blow against Spring Woods in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 85-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spring Woods' Jaelin Bargas, who went 8 for 14 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and three steals. Now that Austin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.