Live Oak hasn't had much luck against Denham Springs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Live Oak Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Denham Springs Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Live Oak is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-46 heartbreaker at the hands of East Ascension. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Spartans are ranked 18th).
Denham Springs has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 65-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Ascension.
Denham Springs' loss dropped their record down to 22-3. As for Live Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Live Oak took a serious blow against Denham Springs in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 74-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Denham Springs' Jermaine OConner, who went 9 of 17 en route to 23 points. Now that Live Oak knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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