Nixon-Smiley and Luling are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Luling Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nixon-Smiley will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Stockdale, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Nixon-Smiley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Stockdale 59-56.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Luling ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past Karnes City with a 55-50 win.
Luling is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Nixon-Smiley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Nixon-Smiley took their win against Luling in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 74-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Luling's Jaime Gomez, who posted 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Nixon-Smiley still be able to contain Gomez? There's only one way to find out.
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