The Oak Hall Eagles will head out to take on the Interlachen Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Oak Hall was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to Saint Francis Catholic. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Interlachen came up short against P.K. Yonge on Friday and fell 62-52. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Blue Wave: they've now lost seven in a row.
Oak Hall will need focus on slowing down Kemontae Nixon, one of several Interlachen players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nixon is becoming a predictor of Interlachen's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 2-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Dante Astin, who posted six points and 12 rebounds.
Oak Hall's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Interlachen, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.
Oak Hall came up short against Interlachen in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Interlachen's Raszir Phelps, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 20 points and four steals. Now that Oak Hall knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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