Preview: Mansfield Timberview Wolves vs. Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
The Mansfield Timberview Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Midlothian Heritage took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mansfield Timberview, who comes in off a win.
Mansfield Timberview waltzed into Tuesday's matchup with two straight wins but they left with three. They had just enough and edged Centennial out 44-41. Given Mansfield Timberview's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Centennial is ranked 1027th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jadyn Hollis and Lewis Sotelo were among the main playmakers for Mansfield Timberview as the former scored nine points along with three steals and the latter scored six points along with eight rebounds. Hollis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Midlothian Heritage was the victim of a tough 65-41 loss at the hands of Mansfield Summit on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Midlothian Heritage in their matchups with Mansfield Summit: they've now lost three in a row.
Mansfield Timberview has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Midlothian Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Mansfield Timberview took their victory against Midlothian Heritage in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 73-53. Will Mansfield Timberview repeat their success, or does Midlothian Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
