Akins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 72-27 loss at the hands of the Lake Travis Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1039th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 166th).
Adeleah Cardenas was Akins' leading scorer, having posted nine points. Ava Linnell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Taryn Bussinger had an outrageously good game for Lake Travis as she went 7 of 9 to rack up 16 points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Bussinger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Richards, who posted nine points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Akins' loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Lake Travis, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season.
Akins didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-39 victory against Del Valle on the 4th. As for Lake Travis, they have also already played their next contest, a 44-42 defeat against Austin on the 4th.
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