The Blackman Blaze will take on the Oakland Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blackman has five straight wins, Oakland has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Blackman against Riverdale as the team secured a 70-40 victory. The Blaze have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Oakland fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Siegel on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Stars 65-60. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Stars are ranked 101st).
Blackman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Oakland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Blackman won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by Oakland 46-45. Does Blackman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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