Austin is 1-9 against Dripping Springs since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Austin Maroons will venture away from home to square off against the Dripping Springs Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Austin is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 59-48 to Del Valle. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 750th, while the Cardinals are ranked 301st).
Meanwhile, Dripping Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Akins on Tuesday, taking the game 51-40.
Dripping Springs is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
Austin lost to Dripping Springs on the road by a decisive 60-44 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Austin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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