Preview: Tyler HEAT vs. North Hopkins Panthers
After two games on the road, Tyler HEAT is heading back home. They will take on the North Hopkins Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Tyler HEAT's way against Garrison as Tyler HEAT made off with a 59-35 win. Given Tyler HEAT's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Garrison is ranked 916th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler HEAT's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elijah Grimes led the charge by scoring 11 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tomlin, who scored ten points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Hopkins came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Como-Pickton, posting a 67-23 win on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory North Hopkins has managed all season.
Tyler HEAT has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-6 record this season. As for North Hopkins, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6.
Tyler HEAT didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Hopkins when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. Will Tyler HEAT repeat their success, or does North Hopkins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
