College Park is 10-0 against Oak Ridge since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The College Park Cavaliers will face off against the Oak Ridge War Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
College Park will head into Wednesday's game having proved themselves against Conroe: College Park took a 29-point defeat the last time they faced off against Conroe, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. College Park narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Conroe 56-53. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Tigers are ranked 635th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aiden Buckmon
| 01/15/25 vs Conroe | 3 |
| 01/11/25 vs New Caney | 4 |
| 01/04/25 @ Cleveland | 4 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hallsville | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Westlake | 2 |
College Park's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aiden Buckmon, who posted 22 points and three steals, and Jacob Oman, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 15 points along with eight boards and six blocks. Buckmon has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Tyson Forrest was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They strolled past the Indians with points to spare, taking the game 66-47.
Oak Ridge is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for College Park, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
Everything came up roses for College Park against Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 70-43 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for College Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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