Basketball Game Preview: Iowa Park Hawks vs. Bushland Falcons

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks challenge the Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Iowa Park will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.

Iowa Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Sweetwater 55-53. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 664th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bushland hadn't done well against Brownfield recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bushland walked away with a 59-51 win over Brownfield. The victory was familiar territory for the Falcons, who have now won seven matchups in a row.

Bushland pushed their record up to 16-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Iowa Park, their victory bumped their record up to 25-8.

Iowa Park was able to grind out a solid win over Bushland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 58-46. Will Iowa Park repeat their success, or does Bushland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.