Basketball Recap: Oakton Falls Short Against Ranked Centreville

On Friday, Oakton faced Centreville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oakton Cougars fell 61-51 to the Centreville Wildcats. The Cougars have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Oakton's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Centreville, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.

Coming up, Oakton and James Madison will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Centreville, they and Chantilly will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Centreville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Chantilly likes a good challenge.