Oak Hills hasn't had much luck against Lakota West recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Oak Hills Highlanders will head out to challenge the Lakota West Firebirds at 1:45 p.m. Lakota West took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Hills, who comes in off a win.
Oak Hills is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Middletown: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oak Hills blew Middletown out of the water with a 42-11 final score. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Middies are ranked 368th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lakota West came up short against Lakota East on Friday and fell 51-40. The Firebirds have struggled against the Thunderhawks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakota West's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7. As for Oak Hills, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Oak Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota West when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 30-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hills since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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