The West Oaks Academy Flame will face off against the Balboa Roughriders at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in West Oaks Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Tuesday, West Oaks Academy earned an 85-74 victory over Potter's House Christian. Given the Flame's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Lions are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Willie Burnett III, who posted 34 points. Another player making a difference was Marcis Ponder, who earned 19 points.
Meanwhile, Balboa was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 76-70 to Southern Coast Academy National.
West Oaks Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Balboa, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-17.
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