Basketball Recap: Goliad Has No Trouble Against Nixon-Smiley

Tigers

Previous 2 Games

01/07/25 @ Nixon-Smiley	43-19
01/03/25 vs Luling	59-25

Goliad won the last time they faced Nixon-Smiley and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Goliad Tigers were the clear victor by a 43-19 margin over the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Despite the loss, Nixon-Smiley had strong showings from Brooke Crisp, who posted six points, and Madison Yanes, who had five points and three steals. Yanes is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.

Goliad is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for Nixon-Smiley, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-16.

Goliad has already played their next match, a 33-26 loss against Poth on the 10th. As for Nixon-Smiley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-46 defeat against Stockdale on the 10th.