Del Valle had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-12 to make it eight. They were dealt a 69-38 loss at the hands of the Austin Maroons. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Maroons are ranked 186th).
As for Austin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
Lillian Walker was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine steals. Those nine steals gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Shirk, who shot 40% from the field en route to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Del Valle is set to square off against their familiar foe Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Austin will challenge rival Dripping Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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