Rio Grande City hasn't had much luck against Nixon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rio Grande City Rattlers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nixon Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Rio Grande City was able to grind out a solid victory over Mission, taking the game 50-37. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Eagles are ranked 984th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Nixon entered their tilt with Cigarroa on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They claimed a resounding 74-46 win over the Toros. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Rio Grande City has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Nixon, they pushed their record up to 24-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rio Grande City was dealt a bruising 107-55 defeat at the hands of Nixon in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nixon's Mason Vela, who went 13 of 23 en route to 33 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Now that Rio Grande City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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