Basketball Recap: Spiro Comes Up Short

Spiro was the 65-53 winner over Talihina when they last played one another back in January of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Spiro Bulldogs took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Talihina Golden Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Golden Tigers are ranked 160th).

Talihina's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cy Ammons, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Ammons a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Landen Griffith, who had ten points.

Spiro has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Talihina, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spiro will face off against Arkoma at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Spiro is facing Arkoma at the right time seeing as Arkoma is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Talihina, they will take on Poteau in a tournament on Friday.