Academe of the Oaks hasn't had much luck against Hills Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Academe of the Oaks Firebirds will be home for the holidays to greet the Hills Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m.
Academe of the Oaks is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Dominion Christian 61-12.
Meanwhile, Hills Academy entered their tilt with HALO on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They pulled ahead with a 59-58 photo finish over the Wolfpack.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tynor Parker and Trenton Grissom. Parker had a great game and posted 24 points. Meanwhile, Grissom was balling out in the loss, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Hills Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Academe of the Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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