It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Alcuin Hawks challenge the Ovilla Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Alcuin has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Ovilla Christian will arrive with four straight victories.
Alcuin is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against First Baptist on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Alcuin was dealt an 87-28 defeat at the hands of First Baptist. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-19.
Spencer Smith put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Ovilla Christian didn't have too much trouble with Prestonwood Christian North on Tuesday as they won 56-39. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while Prestonwood Christian North are ranked 1345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ovilla Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Alcuin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Alcuin was dealt a bruising 75-41 defeat at the hands of Ovilla Christian in their previous meeting on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ovilla Christian's Landon Rogers, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 22 points. Now that Alcuin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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