Austin was the 53-37 winner over St. Andrew when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Austin Maroons fell 53-44 to the St. Andrew's Highlanders on Saturday. 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 549th, while the Highlanders are ranked 166th).
St. Andrew's was led to victory by Coleman Elkins and Jayden Buchunam. Elkins went 7 for 14 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and two steals, while Buchunam dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Elkins a new career-high in assists (four). Narayan Varma was another key player, posting six points.
Austin has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for St. Andrew's, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Austin will be taking part in a tournament against Brenham at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Andrew's, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 67-53 victory against Faith Academy on the 3rd.
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