Basketball Game Preview: Blanchard Lions vs. Tuttle Tigers

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Lions duke it out with the Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Blanchard is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 3, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Weatherford, falling 64-42. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Eagles are ranked second).

Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tuttle can now relate to. They took a hard 63-47 fall against the Red Tornadoes on Friday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tuttle's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Blanchard, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.

Everything went Blanchard's way against Tuttle when the teams last played back in January, as Blanchard made off with a 58-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blanchard since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.