The Trinidad Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Oakwood Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Trinidad has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while the Panthers will arrive with four straight wins.
Two weeks ago, Trinidad took a serious blow against the Eagles, falling 45-12. Trinidad was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-7.
Meanwhile, Oakwood can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 55-23 win over Coolidge on the road. Oakwood pushed the score to 48-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Jacee Youngblood continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 18 rebounds. Emma Neel was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with three steals.
Trinidad's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-7. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 11.7 points per game. As for Oakwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Trinidad took a serious blow against the Panthers in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Youngblood, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Trinidad knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
