The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will take on the University Trojans in a tournament on Friday. Rockwall-Heath is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Rockwall-Heath is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since November 19th on Friday. They skirted past Royse City 50-47. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockwall-Heath's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hadrian Reitsma, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Cranford, who posted 16 points.
University has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lake Ridge an easy 57-37 win.
Rockwall-Heath's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for University, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Rockwall-Heath strolled past University in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 by a score of 71-52. Will Rockwall-Heath repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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