The University Christian Christians will take on the Oviedo Lions in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. University Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, University Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Creekside, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory.
University Christian found their leader in sophomore Markel Holmes, who posted 16 points. Adalbert Allotey was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Oviedo earned a 63-53 win over Orlando Christian Prep on Saturday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Warriors are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
University Christian better focus on containing Cameron Bryant and Terell James as the pair were huge in Oviedo's win. Bryant went 9 for 12 on his way to 26 points and eight rebounds, while James went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six assists. The contest was Bryant's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Tejada, who put up seven points.
Oviedo was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Oviedo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for University Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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