The Blackman Blaze waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Oakland 45-43. For Blackman, this counts as revenge for the 52-51 defeat Oakland walked away with the last time they faced one another on February 2nd.
It was another big night for Kaelyn Flowers, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tishana Moore, who scored six points.
Oakland's loss came despite strong showings from Alonna Poole and Kalise Bass. Poole scored 14 points along with six rebounds, while Bass scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Nash, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Blackman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Oakland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Blackman will take on Stewarts Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackman is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Stewarts Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Oakland will take on Wilson Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wilson Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.
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