Basketball Game Preview: New Life Christian Academy Monarchs vs. Oak City Prep Bears

The New Life Christian Academy Monarchs will take on the Oak City Prep Bears in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

New Life Christian Academy is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since November 12th on Friday. They had just enough and edged Wayne Preparatory Academy out 70-67. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Monarchs.

Kyle Baldwin

Points

12/13/24 vs Wayne Preparatory Academy	27
12/10/24 vs Riverside Christian Academy	11
12/07/24 vs Freedom Christian Academy	14
12/04/24 @ Capitol Encore Academy	16
11/30/24 vs Richmond	18

Kyle Baldwin was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Asany Richmond, who posted six points along with 13 assists and five boards.

Meanwhile, Oak City Prep had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by an 87-66 margin over Lab University Prep on Tuesday.

Oak City Prep found their leader in sophomore Amazin Dixon, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The contest was Dixon's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rullo, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 21 points.

New Life Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Oak City Prep, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: New Life Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Oak City Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.