Even though the Oak Ridge Military Academy Eagles scored an imposing 71 points on Monday, the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers still came out on top. Hargrave Military Academy managed a 75-71 win over the Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hargrave Military Academy.
It was another big night for Dante Kearse, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last ten times he's played. Ashton Hammock was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.
Hargrave Military Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Oak Ridge Military Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 29-5.
Hargrave Military Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against the Caissons at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th. Fishburne Military is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses. As for Oak Ridge Military Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Eagles are ranked 81st).