Basketball Game Preview: Bellbrook Golden Eagles vs. Oakwood Lumberjacks

Bellbrook hasn't had much luck against Oakwood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bellbrook Golden Eagles will head out to challenge the Oakwood Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m.

Last Saturday, Bellbrook came up short against Franklin and fell 58-51. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakwood). They came out on top against Eaton by a score of 79-71 on Friday. Given the Lumberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Eagles are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Oakwood and bumps their season record up to 11-2. As for Bellbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Bellbrook and Oakwood were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but Bellbrook came up empty-handed after a 45-44 defeat. Can Bellbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.