The Austin Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Milby Buffs at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Austin has given up an average of 55.2 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Austin's tournament run continued when they took on Brazosport on Friday. The Mustangs were dealt a 67-38 defeat at the hands of the Exporters.
Meanwhile, Milby ended up a good deal behind Texas City on Tuesday and lost 70-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (55), the Buffs still had to take the loss.
Austin will have to contain Delani Pestaina as he made an impact in Milby's last game. He posted 23 points along with seven assists and five boards. Milby is 2-1 when Pestaina posts 15 or more points, but 0-3 otherwise. Manuel Zapata was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Milby and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points over those games. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Austin didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Milby in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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