Basketball Game Preview: Oak Ridge War Eagles vs. The Woodlands Highlanders

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Away	41-59 L
01/09/24 - Away	66-54 W
11/28/23 - Home	58-33 W
01/11/23 - Home	48-45 W
11/29/22 - Away	56-40 W
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Oak Ridge is 8-2 against The Woodlands since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Oak Ridge War Eagles will host The Woodlands Highlanders at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Oak Ridge will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 23) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Caney Creek out 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the War Eagles have posted since November 15, 2024.

Meanwhile, The Woodlands waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They secured a 55-50 W over the Tigers.

The Woodlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Oak Ridge, they now have a winning record of 14-13.

Things could have been worse for Oak Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-41 loss to The Woodlands when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Woodlands' Aiden Pino, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on her way to 24 points and four steals. Now that Oak Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.