Oakhaven had won two straight home games and Amari Spates did his part to make it three on Friday. The Oakhaven Hawks blew past the Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova Eagles 72-51 thanks in part to Spates, who posted 19 points. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played.
02/07/25 vs Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova | 13 |
02/06/25 @ Sheffield | 12 |
01/31/25 vs City University School of Liberal Arts | 9 |
01/24/25 vs Memphis School of Excellence Winchester | 6 |
11/28/23 vs Memphis Business Academy | 5 |
Another player making a difference was Mario Miller, who had 13 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Oakhaven has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points over those games. As for Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks face off against the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Oakhaven's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games. As for Memphis School of Excellence - Cordova, they will be playing in front of their home fans against City University School of Liberal Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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