Basketball Game Preview: Merrol Hyde Magnet Hawks vs. Westmoreland Eagles

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Merrol Hyde Magnet Hawks duke it out with the Westmoreland Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... One thing working in Merrol Hyde Magnet's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.

On Friday, Merrol Hyde Magnet came up short against Knowledge Academies and fell 70-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Hawks still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, Merrol Hyde Magnet got top-tier performance from Sam Mullins, who went 11 of 21 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds. Mullins' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Cook, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westmoreland). They blew past Trousdale County 66-36 on Friday.

Merrol Hyde Magnet's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Westmoreland, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.