After flying high against Forbush last Monday, Oak Grove came back down to earth. The Oak Grove Grizzlies were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 65-64 to the Randleman Tigers. The loss was the Grizzlies' first of the season.
| 12/11/24 vs Randleman | 22 |
| 12/09/24 vs Forbush | 25 |
| 12/06/24 @ East Surry | 36 |
| 12/04/24 @ Forbush | 20 |
| 02/27/24 @ East Henderson | 19 |
| 02/21/24 vs Central Davidson | 15 |
When it comes to explaining why Oak Grove lost, don't look at Loucas Shoaf. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Shoaf's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Hurt, who posted 17 points and five rebounds.
Leading Randleman to victory were Tyshaun Goldston and Connor Cassidy. Goldston dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds, while Cassidy went 5 of 8 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Cassidy is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Chase Farlow was another key player, putting up eight points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Oak Grove fell to 3-1. As for Randleman, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Oak Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-36 victory against Union Grove Christian on the 12th. As for Randleman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Randleman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.8 points per game this season.
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