The Iowa Park Hawks will face off against the Henrietta Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Iowa Park is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Iowa Park was able to grind out a solid win over Vernon, taking the game 49-37. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Lions are ranked 703rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Henrietta hadn't done well against Bowie recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Henrietta enjoyed a cozy 61-42 victory over Bowie. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
Henrietta is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Iowa Park, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Iowa Park strolled past Henrietta in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 58-41. Will Iowa Park repeat their success, or does Henrietta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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