The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rockwall-Heath is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Friday, Rockwall-Heath was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-45 to Longview. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Lobos are ranked 77th).
Tyler Legacy typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Rockwall proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders, sneaking past 41-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Yellowjackets have posted since January 16, 2024.
Rockwall-Heath's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-15. As for Rockwall, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Rockwall-Heath couldn't quite finish off Rockwall in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 40-37. Can Rockwall-Heath avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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