The Oaks The Mighty Oaks will challenge the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Oaks took their game with ease, bagging a 71-37 victory over Success Unlimited Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the The Mighty Oaks.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 52-30 win. While Ezekiel Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kelson Free was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 16 en route to 25 points plus three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gerard Johnson, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points.
Ezekiel Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches.
The victory got Oaks back to even at 4-4. As for Ezekiel Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Oaks came up short against Ezekiel Academy when the teams last played back in November, falling 75-64. Can Oaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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