Basketball Game Preview: Indianola Warriors vs. Canadian Cougars

Indianola hasn't had much luck against Canadian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Indianola Warriors will head out to square off against the Canadian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Indianola is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Savanna and fell 72-34.

Meanwhile, Canadian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Pittsburg, falling 64-40. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 469th, while the Panthers are ranked 191st).

Canadian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Indianola, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.

Indianola took a serious blow against Canadian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 67-39. Can Indianola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.