The Oakwood Academy Mustangs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Hazelwood Central Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on January 25th. One thing working in Oakwood Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Oakwood Academy pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a hard 78-59 fall against Woodville. Oakwood Academy was down 61-39 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Oakwood Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nathan Nesbitt, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds, and Jaiden Morton who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Lewis, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood Central came tearing into January 9th's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 43-37 victory over Kirkwood. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Hazelwood Central has scored all year.
Oakwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Hazelwood Central, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
