Mission Veterans Memorial hasn't had much luck against Nixon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots will take on the Nixon Mustangs at 7:30 p.m.
Mission Veterans Memorial is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Palmview, falling 66-43. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1202nd, while the Lobos are ranked 591st).
Meanwhile, Nixon had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They took down the Tigers 53-35.
Nixon's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.3 points per game. As for Mission Veterans Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Mission Veterans Memorial was dealt a bruising 96-33 loss at the hands of Nixon when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nixon's Mason Vela, who went 13 of 17 on his way to 34 points and six steals. Now that Mission Veterans Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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