Mission had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 20-14 to make it four. They fell just short of the Nixon Mustangs by a score of 57-54. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-53 back in January.
As for Nixon, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 26-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points over those games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nixon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Manny Leyva, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Leyva a new career-high. Brandon Sanchez was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.
Mission does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nixon, they will challenge Roma at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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