After a string of five wins, Oak Hill's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 70-69 to the Airline Vikings. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (67), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Oak Hill's loss came despite strong showings from Brilee Dousay and Braylee Cedus. Dousay dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Cedus went 8 for 16 en route to 19 points plus three steals. Dousay has been hot , having posted ten or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lainee Johnson, who earned 13 points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Oak Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Oak Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Airline, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Oak Hill won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tioga at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.6 points per game this season. As for Airline, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Peabody at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Peabody will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Airline surely won't give up without a fight.
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