You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Oak Hill's strategy against Southwood on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Oak Hill Golden Eagles blew the Southwood Knights out of the water with a 72-33 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-16.
When it comes to explaining why Southwood lost, don't look at Bryce Wilcox. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 18 en route to 16 points and five boards. That was a full 48.5% of Southwood's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kaiden Valdez also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first board of the season.
Golden Eagles
| 01/21/25 @ Southwood | 72-33 |
| 01/17/25 vs Eastbrook | 53-37 |
| 01/11/25 vs Peru | 77-73 |
| 12/28/24 vs Madison-Grant | 59-46 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for Oak Hill, bringing their record for this year to 9-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Southwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oak Hill has already played their next game (against Alexandria-Monroe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southwood will square off against Lewis Cass at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Southwood is facing Lewis Cass at the right time seeing as Lewis Cass is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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