Football Preview: Nixon Mustangs vs. Martin Tigers
The Nixon Mustangs will host the Martin Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nixon will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 37-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Cigarroa two weeks ago. Nixon skirted past Cigarroa 12-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since October 5, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martin). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Cigarroa 39-7. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Martin's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Nixon, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Nixon and Martin were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Nixon came up empty-handed after a 28-27 defeat. Can Nixon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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