Aldine hasn't had much luck against Nimitz recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Aldine Mustangs will challenge the Nimitz Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Aldine will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Dekaney, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Aldine walked away with a 52-43 win over Dekaney on Saturday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nimitz). They took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging a 79-45 victory over MacArthur. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Generals are ranked 863rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aldine is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points over those games. As for Nimitz, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-15.
Aldine skirted past Nimitz 72-69 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aldine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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