Basketball Recap: Merritt Piles Up the Points Against Snyder

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

Merritt had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 72-26 win over the Snyder Cyclones. The Oilers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Merritt pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Snyder, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Merritt has already played their next contest (against Hammon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Snyder didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-16 win against Duke on the 31st.