Nixon-Smiley hasn't had much luck against Stockdale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will square off against the Stockdale Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nixon-Smiley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Randolph on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nixon-Smiley lost 57-34 to Randolph. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1255th, while the Ro-Hawks are ranked 390th).
Meanwhile, Stockdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 56-45 to Comfort.
Stockdale's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Nixon-Smiley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Nixon-Smiley strolled past Stockdale when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 51-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nixon-Smiley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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