Basketball Recap: Deer Creek-Lamont's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Deer Creek-Lamont waltzed into their match on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Tonkawa Buccaneers by a score of 65-53. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 60-41 victory the Buccaneers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2020.

Deer Creek-Lamont's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.0 points per game. As for Tonkawa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.

Deer Creek-Lamont and Tonkawa could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Deer Creek-Lamont (ranked 95th) will meet Wichita HomeSchool (ranked 28th) at 7:25 a.m. on Monday. Similarly, Tonkawa will challenge Frontier at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 175 places (197 vs. 22).