The Oak Hills Highlanders are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hills is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Monday, Oak Hills didn't have too much trouble with Durham Academy as they won 52-38.
Meanwhile, Lakota East earned a 62-51 victory over Westerville Central on Saturday. Given the Thunderhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Warhawks are ranked 360th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Lakota East, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Oak Hills came up short against Lakota East in their previous matchup on December 10th, falling 59-50. Can Oak Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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