Nixon-Smiley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Waelder a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will welcome the Waelder Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Nixon-Smiley saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 52-43 to Navarro.
Meanwhile, Waelder scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They received a blow as they fell 79-60 to Rice Consolidated. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1637th, while the Raiders are ranked 707th).
Nixon-Smiley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Waelder, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Nixon-Smiley strolled past Waelder in their previous meeting back in November of 2020 by a score of 53-36. Does Nixon-Smiley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waelder turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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