Basketball Game Preview: Austin Achieve Polar Bears vs. Lago Vista Vikings

The Austin Achieve Polar Bears will take on the Lago Vista Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin Achieve will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-6, which was the final score in Austin Achieve's tilt against Manor New Tech on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Polar Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1546th, while Manor New Tech are ranked 618th).

Manor New Tech typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Lago Vista proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against Manor New Tech by a score of 37-25.

Lago Vista is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Austin Achieve, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Austin Achieve was taken down by Lago Vista 59-8 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Austin Achieve have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.