The Martin Tigers and the Nixon Mustangs will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Martin easily dispatched Harmony School of Excellence last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Martin fell just short of Rio Grande City by a score of 61-58 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1079th, while the Rattlers are ranked 380th).
Meanwhile, Nixon blew past Mission Veterans Memorial, posting a 96-33 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Nixon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.4 points per game. As for Martin, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11.
Martin was able to grind out a solid win over Nixon in their previous meeting back in February, winning 58-46. Does Martin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nixon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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