The San Marcos Rattlers and the LBJ Austin Jaguars will round out the year against one another at at 10:50 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in San Marcos' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.
Last Friday, San Marcos was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 87-82 to Clemens. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (66), the Rattlers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask LBJ Austin). They breezed by Austin Achieve to the tune of 88-37 on Friday. With the Jaguars ahead 49-8 at the half, the game was all but over already.
San Marcos better focus on containing Antione Baker and Tre Riley as the pair were huge in LBJ Austin's win. Baker dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards, while Riley almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Ja Shawn Waters, who posted 14 points and four steals.
LBJ Austin was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
LBJ Austin pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for San Marcos, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
San Marcos took their victory against LBJ Austin when the teams last played back in December of 2020 by a conclusive 76-56. Will San Marcos repeat their success, or does LBJ Austin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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