A victory for Harmony School of Excellence just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Nixon Mustangs, falling 98-35. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 884th, while the Mustangs are ranked 295th).
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. The dominant performance also gave Garza a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). William Palumbo was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus five steals.
Harmony School of Excellence now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Nixon, their record now sits at 11-8.
Harmony School of Excellence will head out to square off against Pearsall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nixon has already played their next contest, an 87-47 win against Edison on the 5th.
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