Basketball Recap: Merritt Extends Home Winning Streak to 24

Oilers

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 @ Duke	63
12/02/24 vs Cordell	52
01/17/25 vs Burns Flat-Dill City	51
01/28/25 @ Snyder	46
12/20/24 vs Hinton	40

There's no place like home for Merritt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Mangum Tigers with a sharp 48-28 win on Thursday. The Oilers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.

Merritt's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points over those games. As for Mangum, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.

Merritt has already played their next matchup (against Turpin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mangum, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-43 defeat against Navajo on the 7th.