Roma lost against Nixon back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Roma Gladiators had to suffer through a 102-45 loss at the hands of the Nixon Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1202nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 287th).
Mason Vela was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 18 on his way to 28 points and eight assists for Nixon. The game was Vela's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Dante Escobar was another key player, going 6 of 7 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Roma has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Nixon, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.
Roma will take on Juarez-Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nixon, they will challenge Palmview at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th.
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