The Natalia Mustangs came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Skidmore-Tynan by a score of 56-48. For Natalia, this counts as revenge for the 45-27 loss Skidmore-Tynan walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.
Despite the loss, Skidmore-Tynan still got an impressive performance from Cole Rivers, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Bennett Martinez, who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Natalia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Skidmore-Tynan, their loss dropped their record down to 12-1.
Natalia will be playing at home against South San Antonio West at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South San Antonio West is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. Skidmore-Tynan is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Sinton at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th. Sinton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1392nd, while Skidmore-Tynan is ranked 342nd).
