Basketball Recap: Oakley Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Feb 11, 2025, 9:17pm

Basketball Recap: Oakley Hornets vs. Dietrich Blue Devils

Oakley came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 51-47 W against the Dietrich Blue Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2020.

Dietrich lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Connor Perkins, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Perkins is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Corrd Wells was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and three steals.

Hornets

Previous Games (Home)

02/01/25 vs Dietrich51-47
01/24/25 vs Lighthouse Christian58-28
01/18/25 vs Liberty Charter44-38
01/08/25 vs Shoshone59-27
12/18/24 vs Murtaugh42-31
+ 2 more games

Oakley pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points over those games. As for Dietrich, their loss dropped their record down to 14-3.

Oakley has already played their next game, a 55-50 victory against Hagerman on the 3rd. As for Dietrich, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-31 win against Castleford on the 5th.

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