Basketball Recap: Putnam City Falls Short Against Ranked Deer Creek

On Friday, Putnam City faced Deer Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Putnam City Pirates fell just short of the Deer Creek Antlers by a score of 51-48. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Antlers: they've now lost three in a row.

Putnam City's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Deer Creek, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-3.

Putnam City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-30 win against Mustang on the 7th. As for Deer Creek, they have also already played their next contest, a 70-52 victory against Grant on the 7th.