After flying high against Paoli last Thursday, Austin came back down to earth. The Austin Eagles fell just short of the New Washington Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Austin actually scored more points across those three sets (56-55), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 13-25, 17-15.
Austin has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for New Washington, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-14 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Clarksville the next time they take the court. New Washington will head out to face Clarksville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Austin will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.
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