Basketball Game Preview: Chatham Cougars vs. Oak Knoll Royals

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 2:30am

Preview: Chatham Cougars vs. Oak Knoll Royals

Chatham has been on the road for 14 straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Oak Knoll Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Chatham is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Jersey (they are ranked seventh, while Oak Knoll is ranked 203rd).

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-41, which was the final score in Chatham's tilt against Morris Catholic on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Chatham has scored all season.

Oak Knoll fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They secured a 38-33 W over Governor Livingston on Thursday.

Chatham's loss dropped their record down to 22-3. As for Oak Knoll, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-18.

Everything came up roses for Chatham against Oak Knoll when the teams last played back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 54-27 win. Will Chatham repeat their success, or does Oak Knoll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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