Basketball Recap: White Oak Skates Past Dixon with Ease

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 vs Richlands	42
02/11/25 vs Dixon	40
02/04/25 @ Richlands	40
11/19/24 vs Ashley	32
12/10/24 vs Jacksonville	30

White Oak won the last time they faced Dixon and things went their way on Tuesday too. The White Oak Vikings breezed past the Dixon Bulldogs to the tune of 75-35. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead White Oak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamison Avila, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 16 points in addition to five assists and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Avila a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Camron Myers, who went 8-for-10 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds.

White Oak smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.

Despite the loss, Dixon saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jacorian Taylor posted 12 points. Taylor continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Langston, who put up eight points.

White Oak has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points over those games. Dixon dropped their record down to 2-19 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

White Oak has already played their next matchup, an 85-64 loss against Swansboro on the 14th. As for Dixon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-48 defeat against Richlands on the 13th.