Basketball Game Preview: Central Texas Christian Lions vs. Live Oak Classical Falcons

Central Texas Christian is 2-8 against Live Oak Classical since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Central Texas Christian Lions will host the Live Oak Classical Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Central Texas Christian fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Lutheran on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 68-56 to the Mustangs. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Live Oak Classical entered their tilt with San Marcos Academy on Friday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They blew past the Bears 90-20. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 22 points or more this season.

Live Oak Classical's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.5 points per game. As for Central Texas Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.

Central Texas Christian was taken down by Live Oak Classical 91-59 in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Live Oak Classical's Tristan Wilson, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points. Now that Central Texas Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.