Oakwood saw some tournament action on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 84-57 loss at the hands of the Roosevelt Roughriders. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 187th in California, while the Roughriders are ranked 39th in Washington).
Roosevelt's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Giselle Dollar, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Dollar a new career-high in blocks (two). Emma Curtis was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Oakwood's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Roosevelt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Oakwood will head out to take on Notre Dame Academy at 2:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. As for Roosevelt, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-53 win against Esperanza on the 30th.
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