Crane Mustangs at Nixyaawii Community Eagles — Dec. 18 tournament preview

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The Crane Mustangs travel to face the Nixyaawii Community Eagles on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. The game will be played at Nixyaawii High School in Pendleton with a 7:30 p.m. PST tipoff. Follow live coverage and stats on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5833955-crane-vs-nixyaawii-community

Quick look

• Matchup: Crane Mustangs at Nixyaawii Community Eagles

• When: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. PST

• Where: Nixyaawii High School (Pendleton)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5833955-crane-vs-nixyaawii-community

• Team pages: Crane Mustangs — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/222109-crane-mustangs

  Nixyaawii Community Eagles — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/222176-nixyaawii-community-eagles

What to watch

Crane comes into the matchup looking to build on recent success against Nixyaawii: the Mustangs handled the Eagles 84-60 in their last meeting on Feb. 8, 2025, at Baker High School. Nixyaawii will have home-court advantage and the chance for a quick turnaround — the Eagles also have a tournament game the following day (Powder Valley vs. Nixyaawii Community, noon on Dec. 19). Crane is scheduled to play again Friday evening (Crane at Echo, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19).

Streaming and how to watch

• Nixyaawii Community streaming info (NFHS Network): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/nixyaawii-community-school-pendleton-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Crane streaming info (NFHS Network): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/crane-union-high-school-crane-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: Only the links above were provided for streaming. Check those NFHS Network pages for availability, start times and subscription details.

Fan engagement and picks

On SBLive the teams currently show small but growing followings: Crane (5 fans) and Nixyaawii Community (4 fans). No picks have been logged yet on the game page. SBLive win projections and follower counts can change — follow the teams and make your pick on the game page to show support and help drive engagement: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5833955-crane-vs-nixyaawii-community. Picks are for fun and do not affect any official projections.

Stay tuned to SBLive for updates, live stats and postgame coverage.