The Henrietta Bearcats will venture away from home to square off against the Iowa Park Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Henrietta will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bowie, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Henrietta enjoyed a cozy 61-42 win over Bowie on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, Iowa Park came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 49-37 victory over the Lions. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Lions are ranked 703rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henrietta has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Iowa Park, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Things could have been worse for Henrietta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-41 loss to Iowa Park in their previous meeting back in January. Can Henrietta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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