Basketball Recap: Oak Ridge's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to 16

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Previous Games

03/01/25 vs West	62-60
02/17/25 vs Sevier County	64-48
02/15/25 @ Fulton	54-49
02/11/25 @ Cleveland	72-49
02/07/25 @ Alcoa	88-85
+ 11 more games

Oak Ridge entered their tilt with West on Saturday with 15 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 16. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Rebels, sneaking past 62-60. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 25-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.6 points over those games. As for West, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7.

Coming up, Oak Ridge will take on Bearden on Tuesday. Bearden knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Oak Ridge likes a good challenge. West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.