Basketball Recap: Rockwall Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Longview

Rockwall won the last time they faced Longview and things went their way on Friday too. The Rockwall Yellowjackets walked away with a 51-41 win over the Longview Lobos. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Lobos are ranked 67th).

Longview's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Terri Sparkman, who posted eight points and three steals, and Paris Simpson, who had nine points and six rebounds.

Rockwall has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Longview, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2.

Coincidentally, Rockwall and Longview will both be playing Forney the next time they take the court. Longview will head out to face Forney at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Rockwall will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.