The Austin Black Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Mae Jemison Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Austin knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Mae Jemison likes a good challenge.
Austin took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took down Mars Hill Bible 74-56. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mae Jemison). They claimed a resounding 82-49 win over Columbia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Austin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Mae Jemison, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-4.
Austin came up short against Mae Jemison in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, falling 51-41. Can Austin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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