Blanco is 5-0 against Nixon-Smiley since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Blanco Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 7:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Blanco will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They came up short against Canyon Lake, falling 57-31. The Panthers were down 42-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Blanco had strong showings from Kaylee Romero, who earned 16 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds, and Ashton Uballe, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Romero a new career-high in threes (five).
Even though they lost, Blanco smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Nixon-Smiley came up short against Kenedy on Tuesday and fell 63-54.
Blanco's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Nixon-Smiley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Blanco strolled past Nixon-Smiley when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 40-24. Does Blanco have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nixon-Smiley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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