Basketball Recap: Deahri Hayes Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Douglass

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/09/24 @ Foreman	33
11/18/24 vs Roosevelt	26
01/16/25 vs Douglass	25
01/10/25 @ Kelvyn Park	21

Austin College and Career Academy won the last time they faced Douglass and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Austin College and Career Academy Tigers' way against the Douglass Tigers as the Austin College and Career Academy Tigers made off with a 36-11 victory. Austin College and Career Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Austin College and Career Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DeAhri Hayes, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariel Smith, who put up eight points.

Austin College and Career Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Douglass, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Austin College and Career Academy and Douglass' offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Austin College and Career Academy will challenge Chicago Sullivan at 5:00 p.m. on January 29th, a team that's only allowed 22 points per game. Austin College and Career Academy's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so Douglass' offense will have their work cut out for them. Meanwhile, Douglass and Uplift (who has only given up 22 points per game) will meet at 5:00 p.m. on January 29th.