Texas High School Basketball - Harlingen sneaks past Nixon
December 6, 2024: Laredo, TX 78043 The Harlingen Cardinals (Harlingen, TX) basketball edged the host Nixon Mustangs (Laredo, TX), 31-25 in Friday's non-league bout.
The Cardinals now possess a 17-5 record. They play next when they travel to Crystal City for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 7. Harlingen will play a Javelinas team coming off a 58-44 non-league loss to Gregory-Portland (Portland, TX). The Javelinas record now stands at 6-5.
With the loss, Nixon falls to 8-8 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Mission Veterans Memorial (Mission, TX) to play the Patriots in a 5A Region IV District 30 bout on Friday, December 13. The Patriots go into the bout with a record of 8-6.