Basketball Recap: Oaks The Mighty Oaks vs. Ezekiel Academy Knights
Oaks was the 59-57 winner over Ezekiel Academy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Oaks The Mighty Oaks fell 75-64 to the Ezekiel Academy Knights on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (58), the The Mighty Oaks still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Oaks lost, don't look at Joey Allen. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. Allen's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kensley Henderson, who earned 14 points.
Ezekiel Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gerard Johnson out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelson Free, who went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points plus seven assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Oaks and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Ezekiel Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Oaks didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 88-15 victory against Varsity Opponent on the 15th. Ezekiel Academy has also already played their next contest, an 82-15 win against Lakeside School on the 18th.
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