The Natalia Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Cotulla Cowboys at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Natalia is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Natalia is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Crystal City on Friday. Natalia took a 65-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal City. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1299th, while the Javelinas are ranked 641st).
Meanwhile, Cotulla was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 56-55 to Poteet. The Cowboys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cotulla's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Natalia, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-19.
Natalia didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cotulla in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 68-62 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Natalia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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