Basketball Recap: Oklahoma F Flame vs. Mingo Valley Christian Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oklahoma F). They blew past the Mingo Valley Christian Eagles 81-57 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Flame sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trey Nino, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Nino a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Matthew Clary, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
Oklahoma F pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Mingo Valley Christian, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Oklahoma F will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Grove at 7:15 p.m. on December 5th. Oklahoma F knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Grove likes a good challenge. Mingo Valley Christian will also get a bit of a break before their next match: they'll face off against Metro Christian at 7:30 p.m. on December 3rd.
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