Mustangs’ early Christmas gift during basketball season: beating Salado

  • Marble Falls senior guard Kody Smith accepts the contact as he passes to the opposite side of the floor to set up a teammate. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com
    Marble Falls senior guard Kody Smith accepts the contact as he passes to the opposite side of the floor to set up a teammate. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com
  • Marble Falls junior point guard Tidus Willie finds various ways to contribute to the scoring in defeating Salado.
    Marble Falls junior point guard Tidus Willie finds various ways to contribute to the scoring in defeating Salado.
The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Salado 57-55 Dec. 19. Though the game was close throughout, it rarely felt like the Mustangs weren’t going to win. “We felt like we’d always get a big play and they would answer,” head coach Travis Crain said. “We could never totally pull away from them. Credit to their coaching staff. I’m proud of our guys. We were able to deal with…

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