After a string of 16 wins, the Valor South Austin Falcons's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 41-33 to IDEA Montopolis.
Valor South Austin's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Raynor Kaszynski, who scored 14 points along with six steals. Kaszynski has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cal Riley, who scored four points along with two steals.
IDEA Montopolis found their leader in underclassman Damarion Fisher, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. That makes it four consecutive games in which Fisher has scored at least a third of IDEA Montopolis' points. Trey Sneed was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Valor South Austin's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for IDEA Montopolis, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Valor South Austin will take on KIPP Austin Brave at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for IDEA Montopolis, they will head out on the road to face off against IDEA Bluff Springs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
