Basketball Recap: Oak Ridge's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Four

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2025, 7:27am

Basketball Recap: Oak Ridge Blue Jays vs. Kelly Hawks

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Previous 4 Games

01/25/25 @ Kelly49-47
01/23/25 @ Kelly51-36
01/22/25 vs Scott County Central63-46
01/21/25 vs Crystal City66-59

Oak Ridge extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Reagan Howe. The Oak Ridge Blue Jays came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kelly Hawks on Saturday, sneaking past 49-47 thanks in part to Howe, who almost dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 11 rebounds, and nine blocks. She is becoming a predictor of Oak Ridge's success: when she posts at least three blocks the team is 8-4 (and 2-3 when she doesn't).

Another player making a difference was Madyson Ruehling, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played.

Oak Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Kelly, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Oak Ridge has already played their next matchup (against Chaffee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kelly does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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