Oak Ridge is 1-9 against Folsom since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oak Ridge Trojans will host the Folsom Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oak Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-48 win over Del Oro. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Folsom came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Marauders by a score of 65-58.
Oak Ridge has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Folsom, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Oak Ridge came up short against Folsom in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 65-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Folsom's Chase Rawlins, who went 6 of 14 en route to 21 points and three steals. Now that Oak Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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