Smithville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-40 heartbreaker at the hands of the Austin Achieve Polar Bears. The Tigers lost against the Polar Bears in their previous head to head back in February, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 83-29 score last time.
It was another big night for Cash Silver, who went 9 for 22 on his way to 28 points and four steals for Austin Achieve. That makes it six consecutive games in which Silver has scored at least a third of Austin Achieve's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Minani Prince, who posted six points and six steals.
Smithville's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Austin Achieve, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-7.
Smithville and Austin Achieve could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Smithville (ranked 1447th) will meet Lake Belton (ranked 668th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Austin Achieve (ranked 1547th) will meet LBJ Austin (ranked 636th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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