Lincoln Christian is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Glenpool is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln Christian Bulldogs will take on the Glenpool Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln Christian's and Victory Christian's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Lincoln Christian turned on the heat in the second half with 37 points. Lincoln Christian blew past Victory Christian 49-22 on the road. Given Lincoln Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Victory Christian is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddi Stewart, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayla Albert, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Glenpool scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 80-13 win over Nathan Hale. The team's offensive explosion also rewarded Glenpool with their most commanding win of the season.
Aaliyah Shawnee and Tyra McKinnie were among the main playmakers for Glenpool as the former scored 14 points and the latter scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Camdyn Hull, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Lincoln Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Glenpool, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Tuesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Lincoln Christian have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Glenpool struggles in that department as they've made 40% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lincoln Christian and Glenpool were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but Lincoln Christian came up empty-handed after a 50-49 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shawnee, who scored 30 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Now that Lincoln Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
