After flying high against Rio Grande City last Friday, Martin came back down to earth. The Martin Tigers fell 3-1 to the Nixon Mustangs on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in January.
Martin's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Nixon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 17-2 record this season.
Martin and Nixon should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Martin (ranked 317th) will meet Roma (ranked 652nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Nixon will face off against Rio Grande City at 8:00 p.m. on Friday up 259 places (196 vs. 455).
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