Basketball Game Preview: Grand Oaks Grizzlies vs. Oak Ridge War Eagles

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	55-28 W
01/24/24 - Away	43-42 W
12/15/23 - Home	48-41 W
01/24/23 - Home	48-45 W
12/16/22 - Away	56-42 W
+ 4 more games

Grand Oaks is 8-1 against Oak Ridge since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Grand Oaks Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Oak Ridge War Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Grand Oaks is coming into the match hot, having won their last 16 games.

Grand Oaks will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 54) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Conroe out 29-26. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Tigers are ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Oak Ridge's game on Friday was all tied up 17-17 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Conroe.

Grand Oaks will have to contain Synarea Reece as she made an impact in Oak Ridge's last game. She dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Reece has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jordan Daigle, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.

Grand Oaks pushed their record up to 28-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for Oak Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 16-16.

Everything came up roses for Grand Oaks against Oak Ridge when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 55-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Oaks since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.