Basketball Game Preview: Karnes City Badgers vs. Nixon-Smiley Mustangs

The Karnes City Badgers will head out to face off against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Karnes City will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 25) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Goliad, sneaking past 49-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Badgers have posted since November 10, 2023.

Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley strolled past Luling with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 63-48.

Nixon-Smiley's victory bumped their record up to 13-19. As for Karnes City, their win bumped their record up to 14-17.

Karnes City came up short against Nixon-Smiley when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-44. Can Karnes City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.