Octorara Area won against Lancaster Catholic last Friday with 71 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. The Octorara Area Braves came out on top against the Oxford Hornets by a score of 71-61. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Hornets are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braves
| 12/23/24 @ Oxford | 71-61 |
| 12/20/24 @ Lancaster Catholic | 71-64 |
| 12/16/24 vs Donegal | 73-67 |
| 12/14/24 vs Henderson | 82-61 |
The victory (which was Octorara Area's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Oxford, their defeat was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Octorara Area and Brandywine Heights Area will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Octorara Area knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Brandywine Heights Area likes a good challenge. As for Oxford, they will square off against Lampeter-Strasburg at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.
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