The Austin Maroons lost against the Lake Travis Cavaliers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Austin fell to Lake Travis 44-40. While losing is never fun, Austin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 479th, while Lake Travis is ranked 196th).
Austin's loss came despite strong showings from Jill Shirk and Kemah Shaw. Shirk scored 11 points along with five steals, while Shaw scored 14 points along with five assists and five steals. Shaw hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games.
Lake Travis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Moore, who scored 12 points along with seven steals and five assists. Moore hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games. Claire Kolkhorst was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Austin and nudges their season record down to 15-20. As for Lake Travis, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 25-9.
Austin will head out on the road to face off against Del Valle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin is facing Del Valle at the right time seeing as Del Valle is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Lake Travis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Travis is on a five-game streak of home wins, Bowie a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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