Basketball Recap: Kingston Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

On Friday, the Kingston Redskins strolled past the Holdenville Wolverines with points to spare, taking the game 55-40. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Wolverines are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Holdenville lost, don't look at Dah'Myah Olden. Despite the final result, she went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points in addition to six boards and four blocks. That was a full 45% of Holdenville's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Bella Smith was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.

Kingston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points over those games. As for Holdenville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kingston will head out to square off against Dickson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingston is facing Dickson at the right time seeing as Dickson is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Holdenville, they are taking a road trip to face off against Wewoka at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.