The Oak Ridge Pioneers came tearing into Thursday's match with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to Boone for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-46 victory at home. Oak Ridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oak Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Reece, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 5 assists. The contest was Reece's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamier Jones , who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Boone's loss came despite strong showings from Cheo James and Makauri Massey. James scored 17 points, while Massey scored 13 points. James scored a full 37% of Boone's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 92.5 points per game. As for Boone, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7.
Oak Ridge and University will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. University is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games. Boone and East River will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
