Having just played yesterday, the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Lytle Pirates at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Nixon-Smiley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Monday.
On Monday, Nixon-Smiley lost to George West on the road by a 62-43 margin.
Despite the loss, Nixon-Smiley had strong showings from Madison Yanes, who had ten points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Janaelyn White, who scored seven points plus six steals. What's more, Yanes also racked up two threes, the most she's had since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lytle was able to grind out a solid victory over Leakey on Friday, taking the game 35-26.
Nixon-Smiley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Lytle, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
Nixon-Smiley was taken down by Lytle 63-19 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Nixon-Smiley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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