If Nixon was riding high fresh off their 78-36 takedown of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Nixon Mustangs fell 71-63 to the St. Anthony Yellowjackets on Saturday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellowjackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Saturday.
When it comes to explaining why Nixon lost, don't look at Mason Vela. Despite the final result, he went 14 for 25 en route to 33 points plus two steals. The matchup was Vela's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ozzie Garza, who had six points in addition to nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Nixon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Nixon's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for St. Anthony, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Nixon has already played their next match, an 87-69 victory against Brackenridge on the 23rd. St. Anthony has also already played their next game (against Nixon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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