Basketball Game Preview: Oak City Prep Bears vs. Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy Stars

The Oak City Prep Bears will square off against the Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Oak City Prep sitting on four straight wins and Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy on three.

On Tuesday, Oak City Prep strolled past New Life Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 69-51.

Amazin Dixon

Points

12/09/25 @ New Life Christian Academy	31
12/02/25 vs Varsity Opponent	31
11/26/25 vs Varsity Opponent	26
11/25/25 vs Lake Raleigh Prep Academy	30
11/20/25 vs Berean Baptist Academy	18
+ 24 more games

It was another big night for Amazin Dixon, who shot 60% from the field on his way to 31 points and eight assists. His big performance that evening made it 29 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rullo, who went 6-for-11 en route to 18 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy). They blew past Freedom Christian Academy 105-84 on Tuesday.

Oak City Prep better keep an eye on Asany Richmond. He was instrumental in Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy's win, dropping a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds. Kam Lucas was another key player, shooting 50% from the field to rack up 21 points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They posted eight more assists than Freedom Christian Academy's also-impressive total of 11.

Oak City Prep's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-4.

Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's contest: Oak City Prep has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9.4 three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 three-pointers. Given Oak City Prep's sizable advantage in that area, the Stars will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.