Oasis Academy hasn't had much luck against North Tahoe recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Oasis Academy Bighorns will venture away from home to face off against the North Tahoe Lakers at 6:00 p.m.
Oasis Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against West Wendover on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oasis Academy was beaten by West Wendover 69-37. The Bighorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-15.
Meanwhile, North Tahoe came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Falcons to the tune of 67-16. With the Lakers ahead 44-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
North Tahoe is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Oasis Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Oasis Academy took a serious blow against North Tahoe when the teams last played last Friday, falling 67-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Tahoe's Cormac Springsteel, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Oasis Academy 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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