The Luling Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Luling has now lost 13 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 16.
Luling is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Karnes City on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles came up short against the Badgers, falling 68-47. The Eagles were down 52-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley suffered their closest loss since December 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Stockdale by a score of 72-69. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 691st, while the Brahmas are ranked 1426th).
Luling's defeat dropped their record down to 6-22. As for Nixon-Smiley, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
Luling was taken down by Nixon-Smiley 81-53 in their previous matchup back in January. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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