The Oakland Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oakland had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Clovis East by a score of 58-51 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Oakland.
Anthony Lacy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rohm Neal, who scored 11 points along with five assists.
Meanwhile, even though Bishop O'Dowd scored an imposing 60 points on Thursday, Bellarmine College Prep still came out on top. Bellarmine College Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop O'Dowd and snuck past 62-60. The win was all the more spectacular given Bellarmine College Prep's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Bishop O'Dowd is ranked 45th).
Oakland is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Bellarmine College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 12-17.
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