Flour Bluff and Nixon squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Flour Bluff had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Nixon Mustangs by a score of 45-42. The Hornets have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Nixon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Uli Torres led the charge by dropping a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. Torres continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Dante Escobar was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 13 boards.
Flour Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 20-17. As for Nixon, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-9.
Flour Bluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nixon, they will be playing at home against McAllen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
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