Oakwood Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. The Oakwood Academy Mustangs and the Boaz Pirates will round out the year against one another at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Oakwood Academy had to settle for a 79-76 loss against Woodville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (63), Oakwood Academy still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Daniel Jones, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That's the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. William Lee was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Even though they lost, Oakwood Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Boaz's game on Friday was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They managed a 55-49 win over Smyrna. The win made it back-to-back wins for Boaz.
Oakwood Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Boaz, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season.
