The Oak Level Baptist Academy Conquerors will face off against the Union Grove Christian Patriots at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday. Oak Level Baptist Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 660th, while Union Grove Christian is ranked 167th).
Oak Level Baptist Academy suffered their biggest loss since November 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 68-43 walloping at the hands of Surry HomeSchool. Oak Level Baptist Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Union Grove Christian waltzed into their game on Monday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They managed a 59-55 win over Woodland Baptist Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Union Grove Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hayden Michalak, who scored 15 points, and Colin Wykes, who scored 18 points along with five assists and three steals. Wykes hasn't dropped below 15points for 14 straight games. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smith, who scored six points.
Oak Level Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Union Grove Christian, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Oak Level Baptist Academy was dealt a bruising 73-24 defeat at the hands of Union Grove Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wykes, who scored 25 points along with two steals. Now that Oak Level Baptist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
