Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Founders Classical Academy Archers walked away with it. They walked away with a 40-31 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for Founders Classical Academy who now have six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Founders Classical Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mary Tavarez, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Tavarez continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Annelise Norman, who scored nine points along with two blocks.
KIPP Austin Collegiate's loss came despite strong showings from Genesis Robles and Karen Ochoa. Robles scored 13 points along with six steals, while Ochoa scored eight points. That was a full 41.9% of KIPP Austin Collegiate's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Founders Classical Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for KIPP Austin Collegiate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-11.
Founders Classical Academy will square off against Valor North Austin at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Founders Classical Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday. KIPP Austin Collegiate does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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