Basketball Recap: Denver City Picks Up Seventh Straight Win on the Road

Denver City won the last time they faced Crane and things went their way on Friday too. The Denver City Mustangs came out on top against the Crane Cranes by a score of 65-57. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Cranes are ranked 1138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mustangs

Previous Games (Away)

02/07/25 @ Crane	65-57
02/04/25 @ Coahoma	46-26
01/28/25 @ Compass Academy	43-40
01/17/25 @ Stanton	74-54
01/07/25 @ Lamesa	58-35
+ 2 more games

Denver City pushed their record up to 22-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points over those games. As for Crane, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Coming up, Denver City will be playing in front of their home fans against Stanton at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Denver City is facing Stanton at the right time seeing as Stanton is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Crane, they will venture away from home to square off against Compass Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crane will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Compass Academy will have lost four straight heading into Tuesday's match.