The Austin Achieve Polar Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Giddings Buffaloes at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin Achieve comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last 17 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Austin Achieve suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They were beaten by Taylor 72-3. While losing is never fun, Austin Achieve can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1442nd, while Taylor is ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, Giddings scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Manor New Tech 57-20 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Giddings.
Austin Achieve bumped their record down to 2-16 with that loss, which was their 14th straight on the road. As for Giddings, their victory bumped their record up to 9-16.
Austin Achieve was taken down by Giddings 45-5 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Austin Achieve avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.