Basketball Game Preview: Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion vs. Monclova Christian Academy Thunder

Lion

Points

02/13/25 vs Tri-City Christian Academy	51
02/11/25 vs American Heritage Academy	80
02/06/25 vs Our Lady of the Sun Academy	61
01/31/25 @ Trinity Christian	50
+ 22 more games

The Wickenburg Christian Academy Lion will be taking part in a tournament against the Monclova Christian Academy Thunder at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. Wickenburg Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.

Wickenburg Christian Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff game back in February. They were beaten by Tri-City Christian Academy 82-52. The Lion's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

The losing side was boosted by Tate Poppe, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points and three steals. Evan Gustin was another key player, putting up 13 points and seven boards.

Meanwhile, Monclova Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against Harvest Temple Christian Academy by a score of 73-63. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while Harvest Temple Christian Academy are ranked 669th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Monclova Christian Academy found their leader in freshman Kip Shank, who posted 23 points. Another player making a difference was Karter Shank, who put up 16 points.

Monclova Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Wickenburg Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 22-5.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Wickenburg Christian Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.8 points per game. However, it's not like Monclova Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 71.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.