Basketball Game Preview: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Rockwall-Heath Hawks

The Rockwall Yellowjackets will face off against the Rockwall-Heath Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rockwall will be strutting in after a victory while Rockwall-Heath will be coming in after a loss.

Rockwall is returning to their home court after beating Tyler Legacy on theirs, despite the fact Tyler Legacy has dominated at home this season. Rockwall skirted past Tyler Legacy 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellowjackets have posted since January 16, 2024.

Meanwhile, Rockwall-Heath was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-45 heartbreaker at the hands of Longview. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Lobos are ranked 77th).

Rockwall-Heath's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-15. As for Rockwall, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.

Rockwall came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockwall-Heath in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 40-37. Does Rockwall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rockwall-Heath turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.