Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Red Oak

Hawks

Previous 6 Games

01/17/25 vs Midlothian Heritage	42-40
01/14/25 @ Terrell	70-32
01/11/25 @ Crandall	38-33
01/07/25 vs Corsicana	60-18
01/03/25 vs Ennis	61-22
12/27/24 vs John Paul II	52-37

Red Oak waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-40 win over the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars. This was a revenge game for the Hawks: when they faced off against the Jaguars back in December of 2024, they had to take a 36-32 loss.

Red Oak's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kierstyn Totten led the charge by putting up 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Journee Hodges, who posted 13 points.

Midlothian Heritage lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ava Batty, who put up 13 points. Another player making a difference was Danaya Hicks, who had eight points.

Red Oak's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Midlothian Heritage, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-9.

Red Oak is taking a road trip to face off against Kaufman at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kaufman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for Midlothian Heritage, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars face off against the Corsicana Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.