Brookville is 0-10 against Oakwood since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Brookville Blue Devils will look to defend their home court against the Oakwood Lumberjacks at 1:00 p.m. Hopefully Brookville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Brookville's strategy against National Trail on Monday. Brookville walked away with a 42-31 win over National Trail. The win was just what Brookville needed coming off of a 53-31 loss in their prior contest.
It was another big night for Ashlee Haupt, who scored 27 points along with nine steals and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Brookville's points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Gardner, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Oakwood's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chaminade Julienne Catholic. While losing is never fun, Oakwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Chaminade Julienne Catholic is ranked 109th).
Brookville's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Oakwood, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Brookville might still be hurting after the 60-39 loss they got from Oakwood in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Brookville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
