After flying high against Lakeland last Wednesday, Oakleaf came back down to earth. The Oakleaf Knights came up short against the Providence School Stallions on Tuesday, falling 62-39. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Stallions are ranked eighth).
12/03/24 @ Providence School | 2 |
11/27/24 vs Lakeland | 3 |
11/26/24 vs West Florida | 3 |
11/25/24 @ North Broward Prep | 2 |
11/22/24 @ Middleburg | 7 |
When it comes to explaining why Oakleaf lost, don't look at Roslyn Weston. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points. Weston is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Destini Williams, who had five points and seven rebounds.
Providence School was led to victory by Kennedy Loux and Julianna Baskin. Loux went 8 of 15 on her way to 21 points and six steals, while Baskin almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Baskin a new career-high in assists (five). Kasey Davey was another key player, going 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Oakleaf's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3. As for Providence School, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Oakleaf didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-59 defeat against Bartram Trail on the 4th. As for Providence School, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-58 victory against Trinity Catholic on the 6th.
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