The Sands Mustangs rode a tenacious and hustling defense to another banner season, going four rounds deep in the Class 1A state playoffs. That defense was there for the Mustangs again Friday evening against Claude in a regional semifinal game at Lubbock. Unfortunately, the Mustangs girls couldn’t make enough shots to prevail in the Battle of the Mustangs, as Claude advances to the regional finals with a 42-31 victory. “This is a tough way to end a great year. Our girls played some outstanding defense again tonight. We just picked a bad time to have our worst shooting night,” Sands Coach Ben ...