Nixon suffered their biggest loss since November 9th on Tuesday. They came up short against the Steele Knights, falling 82-62. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 83-45 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mason Vela, who went 8 for 15 en route to 19 points plus five assists and three steals. Vela's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ozzie Garza, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Nixon's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Steele, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Nixon will take on Laredo LBJ at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Steele has already played their next contest (against Nixon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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