Basketball Game Preview: Chelsea Academy Knights vs. Oakcrest Chargers

The Chelsea Academy Knights will take on the Oakcrest Chargers in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Monday at. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Monday, Chelsea Academy was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Evergreen Christian. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Oakcrest ended up a good deal behind Saint John Paul the Great Catholic on Monday and lost 32-17. The game marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Chelsea Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Oakcrest, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.

Chelsea Academy came up short against Oakcrest in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oakcrest's Mary Mehan, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. Now that Chelsea Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.