The IDEA Round Rock Tech Thunderbirds will head out to take on the Idea Pflugerville Wizards at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. IDEA Round Rock Tech has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Idea Pflugerville will come in with three straight wins.
IDEA Round Rock Tech is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against KIPP Austin Collegiate on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. IDEA Round Rock Tech was dealt a 59-0 loss at the hands of KIPP Austin Collegiate. The game marked the first time this year in which the Thunderbirds were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Idea Pflugerville strolled past IDEA Rundberg with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 40-25.
Idea Pflugerville's win came from a few key players IDEA Round Rock Tech will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ja'Lynn Saucedo, who posted 21 points. Those 21 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Natalie Noriega, who earned 11 points.
Idea Pflugerville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.6 points per game. As for IDEA Round Rock Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
IDEA Round Rock Tech was taken down by Idea Pflugerville 47-18 in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Idea Pflugerville's Dayani Mora Rodriguez, who scored 20 points. Now that IDEA Round Rock Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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