The Oak Grove Eagles will challenge the Live Oak Acorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, Oak Grove came up short against Mt. Pleasant and fell 66-53. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Live Oak was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 51-45 to Evergreen Valley. The Acorns have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Oak Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Oak Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Live Oak in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Live Oak's Nathan Lozano, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 20 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oak Grove still be able to contain Lozano? There's only one way to find out.
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