Oakland Tech is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Oakland is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oakland Tech Bulldogs will take on the Oakland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Oakland Tech's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Last Friday, Oakland Tech earned a 57-50 win over McClymonds. Given Oakland Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while McClymonds is ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oakland scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Castlemont 100-15 on the road.
Oakland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Da'sean Armstrong, who scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Armstrong has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Couraji West, who scored 17 points.
Oakland Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Oakland, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.
Oakland Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Oakland in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-61 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oakland's Jonathan Chapple, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakland Tech still be able to contain Chapple? There's only one way to find out.
