Oakwood won the last time they faced Live Oak and things went their way on Saturday too. The Oakwood Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Live Oak Acorns, sneaking past 64-62. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Acorns are ranked 847th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Live Oak lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Estrada Sanchez, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points along with five boards and five steals. Estrada Sanchez is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon DeHaro, who went 6 of 14 en route to 19 points and five rebounds.
Oakwood's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Live Oak, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Oakwood will head out to challenge Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Live Oak, they will host San Lorenzo Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Live Oak is facing San Lorenzo Valley at the right time seeing as San Lorenzo Valley is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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