It was a Battle of the Birds when Prince of Peace faced off against Oakridge on Friday. The Prince of Peace Eagles took down the Oakridge Owls 59-41. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2018.
Prince of Peace was led to victory by Kihanna Mellanson and Naomi White. Mellanson went 9 for 20 en route to 22 points plus seven steals, while White almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mellanson has scored at least a third of Prince of Peace's points.
Prince of Peace smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Prince of Peace now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Oakridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Prince of Peace will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Victory Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prince of Peace will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Oakridge, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dallas Christian at 6:00 p.m. on December 20th.
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