Two dominant guards in Sanai Cole and Jocelyne Grier are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Oak City Prep Bears will head out to take on the Winston Salem Christian National Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oak City Prep comes in on four and Winston Salem Christian National on eight.
Oak City Prep's tournament run continued when they took on Saint Gertrude last Monday. Oak City Prep blew past Saint Gertrude 67-27. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Winston Salem Christian National is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Friends' Central. Winston Salem Christian National secured a 52-47 W over Friends' Central.
Oak City Prep better keep an eye on Kylie Torrence. She was instrumental in Winston Salem Christian National's win, going 8 for 14 en route to 20 points along with six steals and five boards. Torrence is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Grier, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds.
Winston Salem Christian National is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Oak City Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Oak City Prep took a serious blow against Winston Salem Christian National in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 67-34. Can Oak City Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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