Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nixon). They blew past the Harmony School of Excellence Hawks 98-35 on Thursday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Leading Nixon to victory were Ozzie Garza and Mason Vela. Garza almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, nine rebounds, and 11 steals, while Vela went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points plus seven assists and three steals. Vela's morning made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Palumbo, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus five steals.
Nixon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.
Nixon's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Harmony School of Excellence, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Nixon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 87-47 win against Edison on the 5th. Harmony School of Excellence has also already played their next game (against Nixon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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