Nixon-Smiley was the 74-50 winner over Luling when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs fell 55-45 to the Luling Eagles on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Luling to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayden Flores, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. Flores' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jaime Gomez was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points.
Nixon-Smiley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Luling, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Nixon-Smiley will square off against Karnes City at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Luling, they will welcome Poth at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Luling is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
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