Big Sandy lost against Hawkins back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Big Sandy Wildcats lost 75-51 to the Hawkins Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1158th, while the Hawks are ranked 398th).
Big Sandy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Treyvian Coleman, who posted 17 points. Kayden Smith was another key player, putting up 12 points.
It was another big night for Brayden Givens, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 27 points along with seven boards and four steals for Hawkins. Givens' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Hollman, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds.
Big Sandy's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-14. As for Hawkins, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Big Sandy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-36 victory against Harleton on the 11th. As for Hawkins, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-12 win against Linden-Kildare on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
