The Ore City Rebels will face off against the Hawkins Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hawkins is facing Ore City at the wrong time: Ore City suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. While the Rebels didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 14-9 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Hawkins waltzed into their game on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Tigers 73-12. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 24 points or more this season.
Hawkins pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ore City, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
Ore City came up short against Hawkins in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 47-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawkins' Brayden Givens, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Now that Ore City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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