The Oak Hill Golden Eagles and the Peru Tigers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Oak Hill Golden Eagles had to settle for second. They took a hard 69-52 fall against the Tigers. Oak Hill was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Peru apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the loss, Oak Hill still got an impressive performance from Trenton Sweet, who scored 15 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sweet has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Tonagel, who scored 13 points along with six assists.
Oak Hill struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Peru pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Peru's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xavier Turner, who scored 21 points. Another player making a difference was Alex Ross, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Oak Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Peru, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Oak Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peru, they and Mississinewa will face off at 7:30 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Peru is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season.
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