The Live Oak Acorns's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 79-68 to Oakwood. Live Oak has not had much luck with Oakwood recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Live Oak still got an impressive performance from Austin Jennings, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. The match was Jennings' 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon Deharo, who scored 11 points.
Live Oak has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Oakwood, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Live Oak will take on Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in California (Silver Creek is ranked 1131st, while Live Oak is ranked 1140th). Oakwood won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on January 5th. One thing working in Carmel's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
