Basketball Recap: Oak Forest Academy Makes It 16 in a Row at Home

Oak Forest Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They breezed by the Columbia Academy Cougars to the tune of 77-48. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Yellowjackets

Previous Games (Home)

01/10/25 vs Columbia Academy	77-48
01/07/25 vs Parklane Academy	62-37
12/12/24 vs Jackson Prep	60-59
12/10/24 vs Bowling Green	75-45
12/07/24 vs Madison-Ridgeland Academy	56-53
+ 11 more games

Oak Forest Academy pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.3 points. As for Columbia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

Oak Forest Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Copiah Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Oak Forest Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Columbia Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bowling Green at 7:15 p.m. on January 21st.