The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will head out to square off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall-Heath is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
Rockwall-Heath took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-52 win over Longview. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Lobos are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rockwall-Heath's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hadrian Reitsma led the charge by going 5 of 11 en route to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Cranford, who posted 11 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Rockwall unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 44-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tyler Legacy. The matchup marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Rockwall-Heath's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.2 points per game. As for Rockwall, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Rockwall-Heath didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rockwall in their previous meeting on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 56-52 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockwall-Heath since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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