Basketball Game Preview: Haskell Haymakers vs. Oktaha Tigers

Haskell is 2-8 against Oktaha since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Haskell Haymakers will challenge the Oktaha Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Oktaha took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Haskell, who comes in off a win.

Haskell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 70-41 victory over Mounds. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Haymakers.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Oktaha's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Calera, falling 67-41. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 27th).

Haskell's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Oktaha, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5.

Haskell took a serious blow against Oktaha in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 69-26. Can Haskell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.