A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Red Bank Lions challenge the Hixson Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Red Bank will be strutting in after a victory while Hixson will be coming in after a loss.
Red Bank will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 64) and last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let East Ridge onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since December 3, 2024.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hixson's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The contest between them and Soddy Daisy didn't end well, with Hixson falling 58-39. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Trojans are ranked 137th).
Red Bank's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The wins didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 21.0 points per game. As for Hixson, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Red Bank was able to grind out a solid victory over Hixson in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 55-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Bank since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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