UPDATE: Akins ends losing streak by hammering Cedar Creek

Besides sharing a mascot — the Eagle — Akins and Cedar Creek have something else in common when they meet Thursday night at Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium.

Both programs carry a 26-game losing streak into the contest, which is tied for the second-longest in the Austin area. (Eastside has lost 49 straight.)

Each team last won in Week 5 of 2021. Akins defeated Austin High 20-18, while Cedar Creek knocked off Elgin 14-6.

The longest losing streak in Texas high school football history is 80 games by Houston Northside, then known as Houston Jefferson Davis, from 1985-93, according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.

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More recently, Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis ended a 77-game losing streak in 2018.

One set of Eagles will be elated around 10 p.m., while the other will have to wait another week for a chance to end their streak.

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