Palmview was the 41-39 winner over Nixon when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Palmview Lobos fell 68-56 to the Nixon Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 591st, while the Mustangs are ranked 290th).
Palmview's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose L Gonzalez, who went 8 of 20 en route to 24 points. Leo Rivero was another key player, going 6 for 14 on his way to 14 points and five boards.
Nixon had a senior duo take command as Mason Vela went 7 of 17 en route to 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds and Uli Torres went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points and six boards. The game was Vela's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Palacios, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Lobos
| 01/17/25 @ Nixon | 56-68 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rio Grande City | 45-34 |
| 01/10/25 @ Juarez-Lincoln | 88-27 |
| 01/07/25 vs Cigarroa | 64-57 |
| 01/03/25 @ Martin | 38-45 |
Palmview moved to 19-13 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Nixon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Palmview has already played their next contest (against Mission Veterans Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nixon will face off against Martin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nixon comes in on eight and Martin on four.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
