Preview: Oakland Patriots vs. Wilson Central Wildcats
The Oakland Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wilson Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Oakland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Saturday.
After a string of seven wins, Oakland's good fortune finally ran out. They fell just short of Blackman by a score of 45-43.
Loss or not, Oakland got some senior leadership from Alonna Poole and Kalise Bass. Poole scored 14 points along with six rebounds, while Bass. scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Nash, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Wilson Central has not done well against Stewarts Creek recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Wilson Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over Stewarts Creek.
Wilson Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kylie Moss, who scored ten points along with six assists and three steals, and Jadyn Cooper, who scored 14 points along with three steals. Brylee Fly was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds.
Oakland's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11. As for Wilson Central, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Oakland have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Wilson Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oakland came up short against Wilson Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, falling 58-53. Can Oakland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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