The Whitehall Vikings will square off against the Oakridge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Whitehall is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Big Rapids: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitehall blew Big Rapids out of the water with a 68-35 final score. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.
02/04/25 @ Big Rapids | 21 |
02/03/25 @ Rockford | 20 |
01/31/25 @ Ludington | 24 |
01/28/25 vs Mona Shores | 35 |
01/24/25 vs Montague | 23 |
Camden Thompson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 18 rebounds. The game was his 25th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Westerlund, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Oakridge beat Kent City 68-61 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oakridge.
Whitehall is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Oakridge, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Whitehall was able to grind out a solid win over Oakridge in their previous matchup back in January, winning 63-51. Will Whitehall repeat their success, or does Oakridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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