Basketball Recap: Make It 15 in a Row for Live Oak Classical

By Team Reports Jan 20, 2025, 9:27pm

Basketball Recap: Live Oak Classical Falcons vs. Faith Academy Flames

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Previous Games

01/18/25 vs Faith Academy66-50
01/14/25 vs Keystone78-28
01/10/25 @ San Juan Diego Catholic86-35
01/07/25 vs Central Texas Christian91-59
01/04/25 @ San Marcos Academy86-11
+ 10 more games

Live Oak Classical had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.7 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Saturday. They strolled past the Faith Academy Flames with points to spare, taking the game 66-50. That's more bragging rights for the Falcons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Leading Live Oak Classical to victory were Creighton Polnick and Jayden Ogden. Polnick went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points, while Ogden posted eight points in addition to 11 assists and six rebounds. That's the most assists Ogden has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Duncan Ogden, who scored ten points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Live Oak Classical was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in six consecutive matches.

Live Oak Classical is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Faith Academy, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Live Oak Classical will head out to take on Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Live Oak Classical's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games. As for Faith Academy, they will take on Central Texas Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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