Having just played yesterday, the Oak City Prep Bears will head out on the road to face off against the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak City Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
On Monday, Oak City Prep was beaten by Word of God Christian Academy National 94-47. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Holy Rams are ranked 55th).
Amazin Dixon
| 01/27/25 @ Word of God Christian Academy National | 24 |
| 01/15/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 16 |
| 01/13/25 @ Varsity Opponent | 29 |
| 01/09/25 @ Covenant C | 23 |
| 01/06/25 @ Wayne Preparatory Academy | 23 |
Despite the loss, Oak City Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Amazin Dixon went 11 for 17 on his way to 24 points and seven assists. The game was Dixon's 13th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Luke Rullo, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points.
Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy suffered their closest defeat since November 30, 2024 last Monday. They fell just short of Westover by a score of 57-54. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oak City Prep will need focus on slowing down Asany Richmond, one of several New Life Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Richmond has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Baldwin, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, New Life Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Oak City Prep's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for New Life Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's contest: Oak City Prep has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.4% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for New Life Christian Academy, though, as they've only made 27.7% of their threes this season. Given Oak City Prep's sizable advantage in that area, New Life Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Oak City Prep came up short against New Life Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 78-74. Can Oak City Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
