Oakwood is 1-9 against Rocky Mount Academy since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oakwood Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th. Oakwood comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last 12 games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Oakwood suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a rough 84-9 loss at the hands of Ridgecroft. Oakwood was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-2.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount Academy entered their tilt with Wayne Christian with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Rocky Mount Academy secured a 63-57 W over Wayne Christian on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Oakwood bumped their record down to 0-12 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road. As for Rocky Mount Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Oakwood was taken down by Rocky Mount Academy 74-12 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oakwood was down 43-8.
