Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Rockford Rams

The Heritage Hawks will face off against the Rockford Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Rockford will be up against a hot Heritage squad: the team just extended their winning streak to ten. Heritage simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Carman-Ainsworth 75-41. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Rockford waltzed into their match on Friday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They breezed past the Sailors to the tune of 62-35.

Heritage's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Rockford, their victory bumped their record up to 23-1.

Heritage took a serious blow against Rockford in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 51-23. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.