Mustangs
| 01/17/25 vs Hillcrest Christian | 61-53 |
| 01/14/25 @ Porter's Chapel Academy | 70-21 |
| 01/09/25 vs Prairie View Academy | 69-45 |
| 01/07/25 @ Franklin Academy | 82-18 |
| 01/04/25 vs Adams County Christian | 51-42 |
| + 13 more games |
River Oaks put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Hillcrest Christian Cougars. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in Louisiana, while the Cougars are ranked 134th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jordan Johnson, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Jaivyn Carter, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
River Oaks' win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Hillcrest Christian, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-8.
River Oaks will be playing at home against Franklin Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Oaks is facing Franklin Academy at the right time seeing as Franklin Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Hillcrest Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-52 loss against Tri-County Academy on the 20th.
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