Basketball Recap: Duke Snaps 11-Game Streak of Wins at Home

By Team Reports Dec 17, 2024, 3:01am

Basketball Recap: Duke Tigers vs. Sterling Tigers

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Previous 5 Games

12/14/24 vs Sterling33-37
12/13/24 vs Hydro-Eakly64-52
12/12/24 vs Lookeba-Sickles88-44
12/10/24 vs Big Pasture54-44
12/03/24 @ Grandfield72-20

It was fun while it lasted, but Duke's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Saturday. They took a 37-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sterling Tigers. The game marked Duke's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Duke's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1. As for Sterling, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Duke will be home for the holidays to greet Granite at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Duke likes a good challenge. Sterling and Fort Cobb-Broxton will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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