Basketball Recap: Okeene Snaps Three-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Okeene hadn't done well against Covington-Douglas recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Okeene Whippets came out on top against the Covington-Douglas Wildcats by a score of 60-47. This was payback for the Whippets, who suffered a 56-38 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Okeene's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. As for Covington-Douglas, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Okeene and Covington-Douglas could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Okeene will square off against Dover at 8:00 p.m. on January 28th down 221 places (316 vs. 95). Okeene is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. Meanwhile, Covington-Douglas (ranked 397th) will meet Pond Creek-Hunter (ranked 150th) at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.