Oklahoma City S was the 75-67 winner over Sunrise Christian Academy when they last played one another back in February of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Oklahoma City S Storm received a blow on Friday as they fell 68-51 to the Sunrise Christian Academy Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 161st in Oklahoma, while the Buffaloes are ranked 36th in Kansas).
Oklahoma City S's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Israel Fugett, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points. Adam Leonard was another key player, going 6 of 15 en route to 14 points and seven boards.
Canaan McElroy was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 16 on his way to 24 points and six rebounds for Sunrise Christian Academy. McElroy is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Marko Pavlovic, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Oklahoma City S has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-22 record this season. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Oklahoma City S will square off against Central at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Sunrise Christian Academy, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome St. Mary's Academy, where tip off is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
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