The Oak City Prep Bears will head out to challenge the New Life Christian Academy Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak City Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Oak City Prep turned things around against Lab University Prep on Tuesday. They blew past the Kings 87-66.
Amazin Dixon
| 12/10/24 @ Lab University Prep | 21 |
| 12/04/24 @ Oak Hill Academy | 22 |
| 11/26/24 @ Varsity Opponent | 27 |
| 11/20/24 @ Lab University Prep Regional | 24 |
| 11/18/24 @ Elevation Prep Academy | 25 |
| 11/13/24 @ Varsity Opponent | 27 |
Oak City Prep found their leader in sophomore Amazin Dixon, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Dixon's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Rullo, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 21 points.
Meanwhile, New Life Christian Academy posted their closest win since November 12th on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne Preparatory Academy, sneaking past 70-67. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Monarchs.
Oak City Prep better keep an eye on Kyle Baldwin. He was instrumental in New Life Christian Academy's win, going 11 for 17 on his way to 27 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Those 27 points gave Baldwin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Asany Richmond, who posted six points in addition to 13 assists and five boards.
New Life Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Oak City Prep, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Oak City Prep has been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 43.3% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for New Life Christian Academy, though, as they've only made 29.9% of their three-pointers 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. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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