Two dominant guards in Kerric Bradford and Jamison Thrower are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Red Oak Hawks will square off against the White Longhorns on Thursday. Red Oak is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 13 games.
Red Oak is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Chaparral by a score of 68-55. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bobcats are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, White entered their tilt with North Mesquite on Tuesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 54-47 win over the Stallions.
White's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Red Oak, their win bumped their record up to 25-8.
Everything came up roses for Red Oak against White in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, as the squad secured an 86-48 victory. In that match, Red Oak amassed a halftime lead of 41-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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