The Austwell-Tivoli Redfish will challenge the Runge Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Austwell-Tivoli is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Austwell-Tivoli blew past Waelder, posting a 55-8 victory. The Redfish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 26 points or more this season.
Austwell-Tivoli found their leader in freshman Mackenzi Cortez, who posted 32 points in addition to eight assists and three steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Cortez has scored at least a third of Austwell-Tivoli's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alison Alvarado, who put up ten points.
Meanwhile, Runge came up short against Nordheim on Friday, falling 48-22. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Austwell-Tivoli has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Runge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything came up roses for Austwell-Tivoli against Runge when the teams last played on January 10th, as the team secured a 70-30 win. In that game, Austwell-Tivoli amassed a halftime lead of 35-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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