Montgomery Central is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while the Grizzlies are on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will take on the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Montgomery Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against the Spartans, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ledford 65-38 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-14.
Oak Grove got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Victoria Lockamy out in front who scored 15 points along with three steals. Lockamy is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kalin Favreau, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Montgomery Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Montgomery Central suffered a grim 70-48 defeat to the Grizzlies when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Grove's Trista Charles, who scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Now that Montgomery Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
