Basketball Game Preview: Oakwood Academy Mustangs vs. Smyrna Bulldogs + Official Tickets

Mustangs

Points

12/02/25 vs Valley Head	93
12/01/25 vs Madison Academy	49
11/26/25 vs Park Crossing	68
11/25/25 vs Decatur	65
11/24/25 vs Gadsden City	53
+ 6 more games

The Oakwood Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Smyrna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oakwood Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season.

Oakwood Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Valley Head to the tune of 93-42 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.

Oakwood Academy found their leader in sophomore Donnell Morgan, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 14 points and three steals. Jayden Lucas was another key player, going 5-for-12 en route to 10 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Oakwood Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.

Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Smyrna, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They walked away with a 74-62 win over LEAD Academy on Tuesday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 59-38 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.

Oakwood Academy better focus on containing Elliyon Kinzer and Kaden Matthews as the pair were huge in Smyrna's win. Kinzer shot 45% from the field to rack up 25 points and six steals, while Matthews went 8-for-16 on his way to 22 points along with six boards and three steals. Kinzer's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Darius Mahacek also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Oakwood Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Oakwood Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Smyrna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.