The Oak Grove Grizzlies will face off against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Oak Grove's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
Oak Grove's tournament run continued when they took on Ledford on Tuesday. Oak Grove came out on top against Ledford by a score of 62-53.
Oak Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Max Hurt led the charge by to rack up 16 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Loucas Shoaf, who en route to 17 points.
Oak Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ledford only seven assists.
Meanwhile, Kings Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 77-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ashbrook. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Mountaineers still had to take the loss.
Oak Grove will need to focus on slowing down Ethan Daniel, one of several Kings Mountain players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points along with five assists and three steals. Daniel continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Silas Tate was another key player, on his way to 15 points and six assists.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. Kings Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's contest: Oak Grove has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 34.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Kings Mountain, though, as they've only made 27.6% of their three-pointers this season. Given Oak Grove's sizable advantage in that area, Kings Mountain will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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