Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Central

Tigers

Previous 6 Games

01/24/25 vs Salina	51-44
01/23/25 vs Oklahoma Union	58-22
01/21/25 vs Vian	52-13
01/18/25 vs Gore	60-40
01/17/25 vs Warner	39-38
01/13/25 vs Vian	62-39

Central came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 51-44 victory over the Salina Wildcats. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Wildcats are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Central pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Salina, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.

Central has already played their next contest, a 49-38 victory against Chouteau-Mazie on the 25th. As for Salina, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-32 defeat against Fairland on the 25th.