Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Rockwall-Heath

Hawks

Previous Games

12/27/24 vs Permian	66-49
12/20/24 vs Royse City	50-47
12/17/24 @ North Forney	65-61
12/14/24 @ Cedar Hill	74-65
12/13/24 vs Frenship	71-61
+ 2 more games

Rockwall-Heath entered their tilt with Permian on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They strolled past the Permian Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 66-49. The Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.

Rockwall-Heath's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Paxton Ivy led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Ivy a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Kaleb Turner-Dicus, who went 7 of 12 en route to 16 points and five assists.

Rockwall-Heath smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.

Rockwall-Heath's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Permian, they moved to 14-5 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.

Rockwall-Heath didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-50 defeat against University on the 27th. As for Permian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 74-44 loss against College Park on the 27th.