Basketball Recap: Keys Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Locust Grove

On Saturday, Keys faced Locust Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Keys Cougars were outmatched by the Locust Grove Pirates and fell 56-26. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Leading Locust Grove to victory were Claire Hooker and Olivia Stokes. Hooker went 7 of 13 on her way to 19 points, while Stokes went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Hannah Bond, who posted nine points along with six assists and six boards.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Locust Grove	26-56
01/21/25 vs Hilldale	70-36
01/18/25 @ Howe	69-55
01/17/25 @ Howe	69-55
01/14/25 @ Vian	71-15

Keys moved to 14-3 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Locust Grove, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.

Keys will take on Okay at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Okay has won five straight at home, while Keys won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Locust Grove has already played their next game (against Catoosa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.