Basketball Recap: Red Oak Makes It 14 in a Row at Home

Red Oak waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars to the tune of 80-27. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Jaguars are ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Red Oak's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kerric Bradford led the charge by going 7 for 10 en route to 20 points. With that strong performance, Bradford is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. Anthony Burdine was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and eight boards.

Red Oak was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Hawks

Previous Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Midlothian Heritage	80-27
01/07/25 vs Corsicana	76-46
01/03/25 vs Ennis	62-38
12/17/24 vs Kaufman	63-49
12/13/24 vs Andress	63-40
+ 9 more games

Red Oak's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Midlothian Heritage, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-12.

Red Oak will venture away from home to take on Kaufman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Oak is facing Kaufman at the right time seeing as Kaufman is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Midlothian Heritage, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars duke it out with the Corsicana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Corsicana has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.