Oak Hills hasn't had much luck against Lakota East recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oak Hills Highlanders will take on the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Oak Hills is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Ursuline Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Oak Hills' way against Ursuline Academy on Saturday as Oak Hills made off with a 44-19 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Lions are ranked 536th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ava Kammerer was her usual excellent self, going 5 for 9 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyla Richardson, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Lakota East hadn't done well against Princeton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lakota East snuck past Princeton with a 46-41 victory.
Oak Hills' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Lakota East, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Oak Hills came up short against Lakota East in their previous matchup back in November, falling 36-28. Can Oak Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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