The Lakota East Thunderhawks will square off against the Oak Hills Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Lakota East earned a 62-51 victory over Westerville Central. Given the Thunderhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Warhawks are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oak Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-38 win over the Cavaliers.
Oak Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Lakota East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Lakota East was able to grind out a solid win over Oak Hills in their previous meeting on December 10th, winning 59-50. Does Lakota East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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