Basketball Game Preview: Wilson-Henryetta Tigers vs. Crooked Oak Ruf-Nex

Wilson-Henryetta is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Crooked Oak is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wilson-Henryetta Tigers will welcome the Crooked Oak Ruf-Nex at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crooked Oak took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wilson-Henryetta, who comes in off a win.

Wilson-Henryetta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 94-44 win over Mason. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Crooked Oak faced Crossings Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Crooked Oak took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crossings Christian. The Ruf-Nex have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Wilson-Henryetta will have to contain Jamel Morris as he made an impact in Crooked Oak's last game. He went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points. Elijah Garcia was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.

Crooked Oak's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Wilson-Henryetta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.