Basketball Game Preview: Covington-Douglas Wildcats vs. Medford Cardinals

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Covington-Douglas Wildcats duke it out with the Medford Cardinals at 8:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Covington-Douglas is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Drummond just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 69-53 bruising from the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 154th).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-31, which was the final score in Medford's tilt against Pond Creek-Hunter on Tuesday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Medford's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Covington-Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.

Covington-Douglas came up short against Medford when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-52. Will Covington-Douglas have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.