The Oak Hill Red Devils will square off against the Independence Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Independence will be up against a hot Oak Hill team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Oak Hill breezed past Mount Hope Christian Academy to the tune of 73-44 last Monday. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Independence posted their biggest win since January 4th on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 64-40 margin over Liberty. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Oak Hill better focus on containing Harmony Mills and Lacey Goodson as the pair were huge in Independence's win. Mills dropped a double-double with 26 points and ten boards, while Goodson dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten rebounds. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Goodson has scored at least a third of Independence's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Whittaker, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Independence smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive matchups.
The victory got Oak Hill back to even at 8-8. As for Independence, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything came up roses for Oak Hill against Independence when the teams last played back in February of 2020, as the squad secured a 62-24 victory. Does Oak Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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