Crystal City has gone 7-0 against Natalia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Crystal City Javelinas will venture away from home to take on the Natalia Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Crystal City will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 54-32 to Harlingen. While losing is never fun, the Javelinas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Cardinals are ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Natalia had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They managed a 46-42 win over the Marlins.
Natalia's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Crystal City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
Crystal City beat Natalia 57-45 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Crystal City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Natalia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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