Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Oakwood

Owls

Previous 4 Games

12/20/24 vs Hillcrest Christian	61-56
12/16/24 @ AGBU	64-50
12/05/24 vs Mary Star of the Sea	55-46
12/04/24 vs Paramount	86-50

Oakwood waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They secured a 61-56 W over the Hillcrest Christian Saints. Given the Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Saints are ranked 726th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Oakwood now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Hillcrest Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Oakwood and Heritage Christian will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Heritage Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Oakwood likes a good challenge. As for Hillcrest Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Santa Clara at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hillcrest Christian is facing Santa Clara at the right time seeing as Santa Clara is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.