The LBJ Austin Jaguars and the San Marcos Rattlers will round out the year against one another at at 10:50 a.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
LBJ Austin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging an 88-37 victory over Austin Achieve. With the Jaguars ahead 49-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
| 12/20/24 vs Austin Achieve | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ Lago Vista | 5 |
| 12/10/24 vs Pflugerville Connally | 1 |
| 12/07/24 vs Bowie | 2 |
| 12/07/24 vs Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial | 0 |
LBJ Austin relied on the efforts of Antione Baker, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards, and Tre Riley, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Ja Shawn Waters was another key player, putting up 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.
Meanwhile, San Marcos was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday 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.
LBJ Austin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-11. Those victories 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.
LBJ Austin might still be hurting after the 76-56 defeat they got from San Marcos when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Can LBJ Austin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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