If the La Salette Academy Lions were riding high off their 56-21 takedown of the Heritage Hawks last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. La Salette Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 39-38 to Oakwood. La Salette Academy has struggled against Oakwood recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
La Salette Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Charles Prather, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Prather is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Eamon Martin, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
La Salette Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-9 record this season. As for Oakwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
La Salette Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Schlarman at 6:30 p.m. La Salette Academy is facing Schlarman at the right time seeing as Schlarman is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Oakwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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