The Midlothian Heritage Jaguars will face off against the Red Oak Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Midlothian Heritage is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Midlothian just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 60-49 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Panthers are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Red Oak waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their game with ease, bagging an 84-32 victory over the Tigers. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Red Oak is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Midlothian Heritage, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 16-11.
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