The Oak Hill Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Delta Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hill is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Even though Northwestern scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Oak Hill still came out on top. Oak Hill took their game against Northwestern 70-59.
Oak Hill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rj Shugart out in front who scored 16 points. Jace Tonagel was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, Delta put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. They blew past Rushville 50-27. Given Delta's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while Rushville is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Hill has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Delta, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-6.
Oak Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Delta when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 49-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hill since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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