The Oak Grove Tigers and the Fairfield Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Oak Grove turned things around against West Blocton on Tuesday. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 53-39. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but Oak Grove was the better team in the second half.
Oak Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Hudson, who posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Wooten, who earned 14 points.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Student, posting a 68-41 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Student are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for Oak Grove, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11.
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