Roma suffered their closest defeat since December 4, 2025 on Friday. They fell just short of the Nixon Mustangs by a score of 42-40. The loss continues a trend for the Gladiators in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Roma still got an impressive performance from Madelyn Garcia, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Verastegui, who posted seven points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Roma's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Nixon, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-14.
Looking ahead, Roma will be playing in front of their home fans against Juarez-Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nixon, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 34-31 win against Palmview on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
