The Linden-Kildare Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Hawkins Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Linden-Kildare has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Hawkins will arrive with 14 straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Linden-Kildare duked it out withUnion Grove on Friday. Linden-Kildare had to suffer through a 80-28 loss at the hands of Union Grove.
Meanwhile, Hawkins didn't have too much trouble with Big Sandy on Friday as they won 76-57. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hawkins' win came from a few key players Linden-Kildare will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eli Smith, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 21 points and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Hollman, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Linden-Kildare's defeat dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Hawkins, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season.
Linden-Kildare was taken down by Hawkins 73-12 when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Linden-Kildare was down 50-2.
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