01/31/25 vs Northeast Early College | 26 |
01/28/25 vs St. Andrew's | 23 |
01/24/25 @ Austin Achieve | 49 |
01/22/25 vs Lago Vista | 21 |
01/17/25 @ Manor New Tech | 33 |
LBJ Austin had won eight straight games and Ja Shawn Waters did his part to make it nine on Friday. The LBJ Austin Jaguars breezed by the Northeast Early College Raiders to the tune of 88-30 thanks in part to Waters, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten steals. The match was his eighth in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Antione Baker, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. He is becoming a predictor of LBJ Austin's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 15-7 (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
LBJ Austin pushed their record up to 17-13 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.3% in those games and 22.6% outside of them. As for Northeast Early College, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Eastside Early College the next time they take the court. LBJ Austin will head out to face Eastside Early College at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Northeast Early College will head out to face them at 8:00 p.m. on February 7th.
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