Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Chelsea

Dragons

Previous Games

01/25/25 vs Newkirk	33-25
01/24/25 vs Summit Christian Academy	57-18
01/14/25 vs Fairland	31-30
01/13/25 vs Caney Valley	48-33
01/11/25 vs Chouteau-Mazie	54-34
+ 5 more games

Chelsea came tearing into Saturday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Newkirk Tigers by a score of 33-25. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Tigers are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chelsea's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.4 points. As for Newkirk, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

Chelsea will take on Caney Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chelsea's defense has only allowed 26.5 points per game this season, so Caney Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Newkirk, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.