Oaks is 0-5 against Ezekiel Academy since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oaks The Mighty Oaks will head out on the road to face off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. Oaks will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Oaks was able to grind out a solid victory over Trinity Christian, taking the game 41-33.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oaks to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elisha Hallmark, who scored 10 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Ralph Paul was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Ezekiel Academy's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They took a hard 55-37 fall against Evangel Christian. While losing is never fun, Ezekiel Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Evangel Christian is ranked 27th).
The opposite results left the teams with opposite records: Oaks' victory pushed their record up to 6-1, while Trinity Christian's defeat dropped theirs down to 1-6.
Things could have been worse for Oaks, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 80-64 loss to Ezekiel Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Oaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
