The Red Oak Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Kaufman Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Red Oak has five straight victories, Kaufman has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Red Oak blew past Midlothian Heritage, posting an 80-27 win. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kaufman duked it out withMidlothian on Friday. Kaufman took a 53-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Midlothian. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 877th, while the Panthers are ranked 119th).
Red Oak pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Kaufman, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Red Oak strolled past Kaufman in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 63-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Oak since the team 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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