If Austin was feeling good fresh off their 61-34 takedown of Columbia last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Austin Black Bears took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bob Jones Patriots on Tuesday. The Black Bears have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bob Jones to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ja?Kyah Smith, who went 8 for 20 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Smith is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Ella Watts was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 14 points along with seven boards and four steals.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Bob Jones, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Austin has already played their next match (against James Clemens), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bob Jones has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Florence.
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