After flying high against Central Plains last Saturday, Sunrise Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes took an 81-64 bruising from the Oak Park Northmen on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 25th in Kansas, while the Northmen are ranked first in Missouri).
When it comes to explaining why Sunrise Christian Academy lost, don't look at Marko Pavlovic. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 20 on his way to 25 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Canaan McElroy, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points.
Buffaloes
| 12/20/24 @ Oak Park | 64-81 |
| 12/14/24 vs Central Plains | 55-30 |
| 12/12/24 vs Ellsworth | 63-25 |
| 12/09/24 vs Smith Center | 61-43 |
| 12/07/24 vs Hugoton | 72-47 |
With the loss, Sunrise Christian Academy broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. As for Oak Park, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sunrise Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hesston at 7:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025. Sunrise Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65 points per game this season. After both having extra time off, Oak Park and Park Hill will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. One thing working in Oak Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
