Basketball Game Preview: Westminster School at Oak Mountain Knights vs. Montevallo Bulldogs
By Team Reports
Jan 26, 2025, 12:39am
Basketball Preview: Westminster School at Oak Mountain Knights vs. Montevallo Bulldogs
Westminster School at Oak Mountain hasn't had much luck against Montevallo recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Westminster School at Oak Mountain Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Montevallo Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Westminster School at Oak Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Montevallo likes a good challenge.
Westminster School at Oak Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 79-32 win over Holy Family Catholic. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Montevallo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 60-56 to Shelby County. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Wildcats are ranked 381st).
Westminster School at Oak Mountain's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Montevallo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-12.
Westminster School at Oak Mountain might still be hurting after the 71-50 loss they got from Montevallo in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Westminster School at Oak Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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