The Oak Creek Knights will face off against the Indian Trail Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Indian Trail likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Oak Creek humbled Kenosha Tremper with a 70-38 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Indian Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 91-48 loss at the hands of Racine Park. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-25.
Oak Creek will need to focus on slowing down Euphrates Willis, one of several Indian Trail players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points and eight boards. The dominant performance also gave Willis a new career-high in assists (four). Jack Zeller was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Oak Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points over those games. Indian Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
Everything went Oak Creek's way against Indian Trail when the teams last played back in January, as Oak Creek made off with an 80-55 victory. Will Oak Creek repeat their success, or does Indian Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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