Basketball Recap: Austin Skates Past New Washington with Ease

Austin had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 30-point drubbing they dealt New Washington on Friday. The Austin Eagles blew past the New Washington Mustangs, posting a 75-45 win. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Austin has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for New Washington, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Austin won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Trinity Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for New Washington, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.