Basketball Game Preview: Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 2:17am

Basketball Preview: Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins

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Oceanside Collegiate Academy has won four straight games at home, while Orangeburg-Wilkinson has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks will welcome the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North Charleston: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oceanside Collegiate Academy blew North Charleston out of the water with a 78-43 final score. Given the Landsharks' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Cougars are ranked 67th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Orangeburg-Wilkinson over Hanahan in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Orangeburg-Wilkinson blew Hanahan out of the water with a 72-34 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bruins had established a 28 point advantage.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy better keep an eye on Kaleb Jamison. He was instrumental in Orangeburg-Wilkinson's win, going 9 of 18 on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave Jamison a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jordan McGahee, who went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Oceanside Collegiate Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.

Everything came up roses for Oceanside Collegiate Academy against Orangeburg-Wilkinson in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 52-19 win. Does Oceanside Collegiate Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orangeburg-Wilkinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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