Basketball Game Preview: Oakland Christian Lancers vs. Genesee Christian Soldiers

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Previous Games

12/05/23 - Away	20-41 L
11/29/22 - Home	46-44 W
02/25/21 - Home	52-40 W
02/08/21 - Home	52-32 W
02/06/20 - Away	37-45 L
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Oakland Christian and Genesee Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Oakland Christian Lancers will welcome the Genesee Christian Soldiers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Oakland Christian took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Roeper to the tune of 44-15. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Roughriders are ranked 568th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Genesee Christian). They blew past Beecher, posting a 77-14 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Soldiers, who have now won six games in a row.

Genesee Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.3 points over those games. As for Oakland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.

Oakland Christian suffered a grim 41-20 defeat to Genesee Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Oakland Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.