Basketball Recap: Oakland Skates Past Illinois Valley with Ease

Oakland won the last time they faced Illinois Valley and things went their way on Friday too. The Oakland Oakers breezed by the Illinois Valley Cougars to the tune of 63-27. The Oakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 24 points or more this season.

Oakland pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points. As for Illinois Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.

Oakland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Illinois Valley: the pair will be back at it again later today.