The Oak Mountain Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Hoover Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Oak Mountain made off with a 59-58 victory over Helena. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Huskies are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hoover put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Spain Park as Hoover made off with a 63-42 win. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 23 games by 20 points or more this season.
Hoover pushed their record up to 32-0 with the victory, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Oak Mountain, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-9.
Oak Mountain took a serious blow against Hoover in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 75-43. Can Oak Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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