Mission Veterans Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Nixon Mustangs, falling 92-36. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1214th, while the Mustangs are ranked 286th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nixon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rey Mata, who posted 11 points and four steals. Those 11 points gave Mata a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Delapass, who went 6 of 9 en route to 17 points.
Mission Veterans Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Nixon, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-9.
Mission Veterans Memorial will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Juarez-Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. As for Nixon, they will head out on the road to challenge Cigarroa at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cigarroa's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
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