Austin made it a clean sweep Monday night beating Rochester Mayo 64-58 in front of huge hometown crowd. Austin had beaten Mayo 64-50 earlier this season on Dec. 5th. Austin defense again caused the Spartans fits as they had numerous turnovers. The Packers have now won 3 games in a row and 4 of their last 5. Austin has a 10-9 overall record and are 9-6 in the Big 9.
The Austin Seniors came to play and were led by a stellar performance from Gach Gach who had two big 3 pointers late in the game for a total of 23 points. Levi Vierkandt had 13 points and hit several key shots late in the game and put down his first career dunk earlier in the game.
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The Packers will take this win streak on the road Friday night when they take on Northfield. Northfield is currently 10-5 in the Big 9 and 13-6 overall. Austin lost in a heartbreaker to Northfield earlier this year, 56-57.
Austin scoring: Gach Gach, 23; Levi Vierkandt, 13; Zach Coffey, 9; Nik Gasner, 7; Dylan Gasner, 3; Tate Hebrink, 3; Both Gach, 2; Noah Brehmer, 2; field goals: 41 percent (24-for-59); 3-pointers: 31 percent (9-for-29); free throws: 64 percent (7-for-11); rebounds: 24 (Gach Gach, 7); turnovers: 10
Read more about the game at the Austin Herald. See TV highlights from KIMT. The TV highlights from KAAL.
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