Preview: Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin Tigers vs. IDEA Bluff Springs Bats
The Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the IDEA Bluff Springs Bats at 6:45 p.m. on February 9th. Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last three games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-18, which was the final score in Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin's tilt against Valor South Austin back in January.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, IDEA Bluff Springs' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Valor South Austin by a score of 45-42.
Samantha Saucedo-Palencia put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 25 points. That was a full 59.5% of IDEA Bluff Springs' points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Saenz, who scored 12 points.
Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 15.7 points per game. As for IDEA Bluff Springs, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin ended up a good deal behind IDEA Bluff Springs in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 37-22. Can Harmony School Of Excellence-Austin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
