Even though the North Davidson Black Knights scored an imposing 58 points on Wednesday, the Oak Grove Grizzlies still came out on top. Oak Grove skirted past North Davidson 60-58. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 12 to 2 on the offensive boards, as Oak Grove did.
Leading Oak Grove to victory were JB Shabazz and Loucas Shoaf. Shabazz scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Shoaf scored 22 points. Shabazz continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Parker, who scored eight points.
North Davidson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kamauri Manuel, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Payton Eccles was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for North Davidson, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-9.
Oak Grove won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ledford at 7:30 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Oak Grove's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven contests. As for North Davidson, they will be playing at home against Asheboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Asheboro has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,447 points over their last 20 contests.
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