The Oak Park Knights will head out on the road to challenge the University Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Oak Park won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They were dealt a 56-23 loss at the hands of Ferndale. While losing is never fun, Oak Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while Ferndale is ranked 145th).
Oak Park got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Madison Johnson-Williams and
Taylor Adamson, who each put up eight points.
TaNia Livingston took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, sadly, University is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 contests. They were beaten by Ferndale 68-7 on Tuesday. University was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-4.
Oak Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for University, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything came up roses for Oak Park against University when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 50-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Park 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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