Basketball Game Preview: Shalhevet Firehawks vs. Oak Hills Bulldogs

The Shalhevet Firehawks and the Oak Hills Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Shalhevet ended up a good deal behind Westlake and lost 76-57. The Firehawks have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Oak Hills entered their tilt with Palm Desert on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Aztecs 69-54. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Aztecs are ranked 645th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shalhevet's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Oak Hills, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.