Oak Ridge is 10-0 against Powell since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Ridge Wildcats will be playing at home against the Powell Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Oak Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,209 points over their last 17 matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Oak Ridge gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They breezed by Knoxville Central on the road to the tune of 81-47. Given Oak Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Knoxville Central is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Powell over Halls in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Powell put the hurt on Halls with a sharp 60-35 win. Powell pushed the score to 43-23 by the end of the third, a deficit Halls had little chance of recovering from.
Oak Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Powell, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
Oak Ridge beat Powell 85-73 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Powell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
