Red Oak entered their tilt with Midlothian on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They secured a 51-45 W over the Midlothian Panthers. This was a revenge game for the Hawks: when they faced off against the Panthers back in December of 2024, they had to take a 52-48 loss.
Red Oak was led to victory by Devan Kirk and Anthony Burdine. Kirk dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards, while Burdine went 7 of 11 on his way to 20 points. Burdine is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Kerric Bradford was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.
Red Oak was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Midlothian only racked up four assists.
Midlothian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jason Ross, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of JACOB ALMODOVAR, who earned 11 points.
Hawks
| 01/24/25 vs Midlothian | 51-45 |
| 01/17/25 vs Midlothian Heritage | 80-27 |
| 01/07/25 vs Corsicana | 76-46 |
| 01/03/25 vs Ennis | 62-38 |
| 12/17/24 vs Kaufman | 63-49 |
| + 10 more games |
Red Oak pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Midlothian, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-9.
Red Oak and Midlothian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Red Oak (ranked 77th) will meet Ennis (ranked 642nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Midlothian will face off against Corsicana at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 751 places (125 vs. 876).
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