Basketball Recap: Olton's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

Olton won the last time they faced Lockney and things went their way on Friday too. The Olton Mustangs enjoyed a cozy 54-37 victory over the Lockney Longhorns. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Longhorns are ranked 1169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mustangs

Previous 2 Games

01/24/25 @ Lockney	54-37
01/21/25 @ Bovina	47-38

The win made it two in a row for Olton and bumps their season record up to 21-8. As for Lockney, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Olton has already played their next match (against Hale Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lockney will head out on the road to face off against Farwell at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Farwell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.