Rio Grande City won the last time they faced Mission and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Rio Grande City Rattlers came out on top against the Mission Eagles by a score of 50-37. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Eagles are ranked 984th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rio Grande City is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Mission, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-15.
Rio Grande City will welcome Nixon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Nixon will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Rio Grande City surely won't give up without a fight. Mission has already played their next game (against Palmview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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