Basketball Game Preview: Okemah Panthers vs. Sallisaw Black Diamonds

The Okemah Panthers will take on the Sallisaw Black Diamonds in a tournament on Monday.

Okemah is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Henryetta on Thursday. They lost 56-30 to the Knights. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sallisaw beat Beggs 66-60 on Friday.

Sallisaw is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Okemah, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.