The Austin Achieve Polar Bears's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by La Grange on the road and fell 67-33. Austin Achieve has struggled against the Leopards recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Nathan Scott continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Grange, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds. Reece Nygren was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Austin Achieve has not been sharp recently as the team's lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for La Grange, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 23-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Austin Achieve will take on the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Smithville has now lost 13 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 5. As for La Grange, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Buffaloes at 7:30 p.m. Giddings will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1300th, while the Leopards are ranked 619th).
