The River Oaks Mustangs and the Sylva Bay Academy Saints will round out the year against one another at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday at. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (River Oaks is ranked 184th in Louisiana, while Sylva Bay Academy is ranked 170th in Mississippi).
On December 9th, River Oaks didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Riverdale Academy, but they still walked away with a 43-37 win.
Meanwhile, Sylva Bay Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against Stringer by a score of 40-29.
Tristen Rogers and Brody Boyd were among the main playmakers for Sylva Bay Academy as the former scored nine points along with five steals and the latter scored 16 points. The game was Boyd's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brecken Phillips, who scored eight points.
River Oaks now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sylva Bay Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.