Austin hasn't had much luck against Lake Travis recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Austin Maroons will face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m.
Austin is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 57-40 bruising from Bowie. 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 701st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 229th).
Meanwhile, Lake Travis came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 47-34.
Lake Travis' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-16. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 7-21.
Austin might still be hurting after the 63-41 defeat they got from Lake Travis in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Travis' Adrian Mathis, who went 8 of 15 en route to 17 points along with seven boards and five assists. Now that Austin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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