Packers win 6th straight against Winona

The boys showed great balance as they beat the Winhawks 77-60 at home on Tuesday night.  Austin had eleven differnt players score in the win.

Austin was led by Douth Gach, Tate Hebrink and Jany Gash who all had 10 points.  Gash scored all 10 of his points in the second half.  All three players hit two 3’s during the game.  As a team Austin hit 13 three point shots, while shooting 40 perecnt from behind the arc.

Winona was led by Oscar Hedlin who had 20 points and 4 rebounds.  The Winhawks had a strong shooting night making over 40% of their 3’s and shooting 57% from the floor.  The difference in the game was the turnovers.  Austin was able to force Winona into 25 turnovers, while only commiting 7 themselves.

Here is a link the the Austin Daily Herald article.

The 4th ranked Packers will play at Faribault on Friday night looking for their 7th straight win.  Faribault is 9-7 overall and 6-6 in the conference.