Basketball Game Preview: Oklahoma Union Cougars vs. Hulbert Riders

The Oklahoma Union Cougars will challenge the Hulbert Riders at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

It was a proper cat-fight when Oklahoma Union took on Oktaha on Saturday. Oklahoma Union fell to Oktaha 50-44.

Meanwhile, Hulbert lost 54-32 to Chouteau-Mazie on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Riders have suffered against the Wildcats since December 20, 2016.

Oklahoma Union's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Hulbert, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.