Golden Eagles
| 01/21/25 @ Marion | 42-41 |
| 01/18/25 @ Eastbrook | 45-32 |
| 01/15/25 @ Northwestern | 40-29 |
| 01/11/25 vs Blackford | 52-11 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lewis Cass | 40-38 |
| + 10 more games |
Oak Hill waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They escaped with a win against the Marion Giants by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Giants are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Morgan Cates, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Cates a new career-high in rebounds. Liz Godfrey was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Oak Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. They are a perfect 5-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Despite the defeat, Marion saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nyomi Hahn almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The matchup was Hahn's 16th in a row with at least ten points.
Oak Hill pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Oak Hill wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-45 defeat against Alexandria-Monroe on the 25th. As for Marion, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-26 loss against Lafayette Jefferson on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
