Basketball Game Preview: Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova Eagles vs. Oakhaven Hawks

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova Eagles take on the Oakhaven Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hillcrest last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova was beaten by Hillcrest 75-46. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Vikings are ranked 168th).

Meanwhile, Oakhaven got the win against Sheffield on Thursday by a conclusive 68-43.

Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova better keep an eye on Amari Spates. He was instrumental in Oakhaven's win, putting up 17 points. The match was Spates' third in a row with at least ten points. Mario Miller was another key player, earning 12 points.

Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Oakhaven, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova came up short against Oakhaven in their previous meeting back in January, falling 65-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spates, who posted 23 points. Now that Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.