Basketball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Nocona
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2025, 6:22am
Basketball Recap: Nocona Indians vs. Petrolia Pirates
Indians
| 01/28/25 vs Petrolia | 98-26 |
| 01/24/25 @ Windthorst | 56-33 |
| 01/21/25 vs Olney | 79-16 |
| 01/17/25 @ Electra | 77-21 |
| 01/14/25 vs Archer City | 81-35 |
| + 4 more games |
Nocona entered their tilt with Petrolia on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Petrolia Pirates 98-26. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Pirates are ranked 1180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nocona's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Petrolia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season.
Coincidentally, Nocona and Petrolia will both be playing Seymour the next time they take the court. Petrolia will host Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Nocona will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
