Basketball Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Oaks

On Friday, the Oaks The Mighty Oaks earned a 68-61 win over the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals. The victory was all the more spectacular given the The Mighty Oaks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Generals are ranked 172nd).

Joey Allen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 27 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Paul, who posted 16 points.

When it comes to explaining why Abbeville Christian Academy lost, don't look at Jayden Buckhannon. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 19 on his way to 26 points in addition to five boards and five steals. The contest was Buckhannon's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Blake Cooper, who had ten points.

Oaks is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Abbeville Christian Academy, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-6.

Oaks has already played their next game (against Crenshaw Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Abbeville Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-27 win against Lakeside School on the 27th.