Basketball Recap: Eminence Beats Seven Oaks Classical for Their 16th Straight Victory

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Previous Games

01/29/25 @ Seven Oaks Classical	53-26
01/28/25 vs Central Christian Academy	46-23
01/25/25 vs Eastern Greene	48-39
01/21/25 vs Cloverdale	38-35
01/18/25 vs Riverside	42-25
+ 11 more games

Eminence came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Seven Oaks Classical Firehawks 53-26. The Eels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Eminence to victory were Sophia Saucerman and Khloee Kirk. Saucerman posted 22 points, while Kirk had 21 points. Kirk's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Emma Webb was another key player, putting up eight points.

Despite the loss, Seven Oaks Classical still got an impressive performance from Olivia Easton, who put up five points and seven rebounds.

Eminence pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.5 points per game. As for Seven Oaks Classical, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.

Eminence and Seven Oaks Classical are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Eminence has already played their next contest (against Central Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Seven Oaks Classical will head out on the road to challenge Christian Academy of Madison at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.