11/11/23 vs United | 8 |
11/21/24 vs Warren | 7 |
11/04/24 @ St. Michael's | 7 |
01/03/25 @ Cornerstone Christian | 7 |
01/12/24 @ Dripping Springs | 6 |
Austin had won five straight road games and Jillian Shirk did her part to make it six on Friday. The Austin Maroons came out on top against the Cornerstone Christian Warriors by a score of 51-43 thanks in part to Shirk, who posted 15 points along with seven boards and seven steals. That's the most boards she has posted since back in November of 2024.
The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Gomez, who earned seven points. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Cornerstone Christian lost, don't look at Yasmeen Schmidt. Despite the final result, she went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points. Schmidt's afternoon made it 37 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Bailey, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
Austin is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-6.
Austin will take on Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. As for Cornerstone Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-37 win against St. Michael's on the 4th.
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