Basketball Game Preview: Fletcher Senators vs. Oakleaf Knights

The Fletcher Senators will challenge the Oakleaf Knights on Friday. Fletcher will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Fletcher is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They slipped by Mandarin 47-46.

Meanwhile, Oakleaf didn't have too much trouble with Nease on Wednesday as they won 50-36. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Panthers are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fletcher is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Oakleaf, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-6.

Fletcher couldn't quite finish off Oakleaf when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 58-56. Can Fletcher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.