Oakhaven and City University School of Liberal Arts are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Oakhaven Hawks will look to defend their home court on Friday against City University School of Liberal Arts at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Oakhaven is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Westwood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Longhorns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask City University School of Liberal Arts). They breezed by Memphis School of Excellence Winchester to the tune of 96-35 on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for City University School of Liberal Arts as they're now sitting on three straight.
Oakhaven better keep an eye on Tyler Reliford. He was instrumental in City University School of Liberal Arts' win, going 17 for 27 on his way to 41 points along with six rebounds and four steals. What's more, Reliford also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Christian West was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 15 points.
City University School of Liberal Arts was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
City University School of Liberal Arts' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Oakhaven, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Oakhaven came up short against City University School of Liberal Arts in their previous meeting on January 14th, falling 66-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reliford, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 22 points and five boards. Now that Oakhaven knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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