Life Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 67-56 win over the Oklahoma City S Storm. Given the Fire's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 40th in Kansas, while the Storm are ranked 160th in Oklahoma), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcian Pickstock
| 12/01/23 vs Hays | 17 |
| 01/25/25 vs Oklahoma City S | 16 |
| 12/08/23 vs Yukon | 14 |
| 12/02/23 vs Hugoton | 13 |
| 12/21/24 vs Newcastle | 13 |
Leading Life Prep to victory were Michael Munnings and Marcian Pickstock. Munnings went 7 for 12 en route to 21 points and five assists, while Pickstock went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points and five boards. That's the most points Pickstock has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Carlos Dawkins, who posted eight points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Life Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oklahoma City S only posted six assists.
Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lael Eddens, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Crayton Harland, who put up 11 points.
Life Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Oklahoma City S, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-21 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Life Prep will take on Grind Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Oklahoma City S, they will square off against Sunrise Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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