The Nixon Mustangs basketball squad (Laredo, TX), was nudged 54-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Alexander Bulldogs (Laredo, TX)

With the victory, Alexander improves its record to 11-1 on the season. The Bulldogs host Ray (Corpus Christi, TX) to encounter the Texans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 9. The Texans come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Ray won 71-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Boerne (Boerne, TX)

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Palmview Lobos (La Joya, TX) in a 5A Region IV District 30 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Nixon will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record.