The Midlothian Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midlothian will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Ennis on Tuesday. Midlothian was the clear victor by a 55-29 margin over Ennis. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Lions are ranked 1018th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Red Oak had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 49-32.
Midlothian has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Red Oak, they pushed their record up to 16-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Midlothian was dealt a bruising 56-25 loss at the hands of Red Oak in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Midlothian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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