Emerson is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Heritage is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mavericks will welcome the Coyotes at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Emerson will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Liberty, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. The Mavericks blew past the Redhawks 56-21 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-6.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Heritage against Centennial on Friday as the squad secured a 77-38 win. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Titans are ranked 494th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emerson's victory bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Emerson and Heritage were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2025, but Emerson came up empty-handed after a 63-62 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Coyotes' Daniya Souter, who went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc to rack up 22 points. Now that the Mavericks know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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