Basketball Game Preview: Tipton Tigers vs. Big Pasture Rangers

The Tipton Tigers will head out to square off against the Big Pasture Rangers at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Monday, Tipton had to suffer through a 66-29 loss at the hands of Geronimo.

Meanwhile, Big Pasture was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by Walters and fell 63-26. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 70th).

Big Pasture's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Tipton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Tipton was able to grind out a solid victory over Big Pasture in their previous meeting on Friday, winning 45-38. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Big Pasture have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.