You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Austin's strategy against Del Valle on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Austin Maroons blew the Del Valle Cardinals out of the water with a 72-30 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Maroons had established a 25 point advantage.
Austin was led to victory by Evelyn Young and Jillian Shirk. Young went 5 for 7 on her way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, while Shirk went 6 of 15 on her way to 14 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Young is becoming a predictor of Austin's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 8-4 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Foley Anderson, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Austin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Del Valle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Austin will venture away from home to challenge Dripping Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Del Valle, they will welcome Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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