Two dominant guards in DeAhri Hayes and Jaklaya Hunter are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Austin College and Career Academy Tigers face off against the Manley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday... Both have allowed few points on average, (Austin College and Career Academy: 28.8, Manley: 20) so any points scored will be well earned.
Austin College and Career Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 54-21 win over Foreman. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Hayes and Mariah Kirkland were among the main playmakers for Austin College and Career Academy as the former posted 21 points and the latter put up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Mariel Smith, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Manley came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked Manley's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Manley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.5 points per game. As for Austin College and Career Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Austin College and Career Academy against Manley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 68-7 victory. Does Austin College and Career Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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