Basketball Recap: Okolona Piles Up the Points Against West Union

Okolona had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 64-32 win over the West Union Eagles. With the Chieftains ahead 42-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Chieftains

Previous Games (Home)

12/17/24 vs West Union	64-32
12/10/24 vs Bruce	78-49
12/07/24 vs Aberdeen	64-18
12/05/24 vs Nettleton	62-26
11/22/24 vs South Pontotoc	47-41
+ 4 more games

Okolona's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.6 points. As for West Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Okolona will venture away from home to challenge Calhoun City at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Okolona has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for West Union, they will head out to face off against Alcorn Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.