Having just played yesterday, the Oak Ridge Military Academy Eagles will get right back to it and host the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elevation Prep Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Ridge Military Academy, who comes in off a win.
Oak Ridge Military Academy will head into Wednesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 25-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Charlotte Elite Academy 63-60. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Soldiers are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Elevation Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 75-25 loss at the hands of Winston Salem Christian National. The game marked the Honey Badgers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Oak Ridge Military Academy will have to keep a close watch on HARVEY BEDELL and SHAMILL JOHNSON, a pair of players who had a big impact on Elevation Prep Academy's prior game. BEDELL posted eight points, while JOHNSON earned seven points and five steals. JOHNSON has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played.
Oak Ridge Military Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Elevation Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Oak Ridge Military Academy's way against Elevation Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Oak Ridge Military Academy made off with a 91-71 win. Will Oak Ridge Military Academy repeat their success, or does Elevation Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
