Basketball Game Preview: Hart Hawks vs. Canyon Cowboys

The Hart Hawks will take on the Canyon Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hart has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Last Friday, Hart was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 77-73 to West Ranch. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (70), the Hawks still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Canyon came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 93-45 win over the Coyotes. The Cowboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.

Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.6 points per game. As for Hart, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Hart came up short against Canyon in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 57-49. Can Hart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.