Preview: Central Blue Eagles vs. Oak Grove Panthers
The Central Blue Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Oak Grove Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on March 2nd. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Odessa, posting a 91-41 victory on the road. Given Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Odessa is ranked 529th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove entered their tilt with Richmond with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Oak Grove strolled past Richmond with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 62-44. With that victory, Oak Grove brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oak Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Phillip Nadeau, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Nadeau has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Maurkalip Riley, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Oak Grove, their win bumped their record up to 10-17.
Central strolled past Oak Grove in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a score of 61-47. Will Central repeat their success, or does Oak Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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