The Oakwood Lumberjacks are taking a road trip to square off against the Brookville Blue Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Oakwood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
On Tuesday, Oakwood made easy work of Xenia and carried off a 69-49 win. Given the Lumberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 639th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Brookville beat Eaton 57-45 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Oakwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Brookville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Oakwood didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Brookville in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 61-55 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakwood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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