Basketball Game Preview: Brookville Blue Devils vs. Oakwood Lumberjacks

The Brookville Blue Devils will square off against the Oakwood Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Friday, Brookville beat Eaton 57-45. The Blue Devils have beaten the Eagles the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, Oakwood waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with a 69-49 victory. Given the Lumberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 639th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Oakwood pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points over those games. As for Brookville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.

Brookville came up short against Oakwood when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-55. Will Brookville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.