Basketball Preview: Ponca City Wildcats vs. Bishop Kelley Comets
The Ponca City Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Bishop Kelley Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ponca City will head into Tuesday's game after some sweet revenge against Putnam City West: Ponca City couldn't quite topple Putnam City West on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 43-point defeat they took when the two last played. Ponca City claimed a resounding 60-11 win over Putnam City West.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelley took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They came out on top against Claremore by a score of 59-46.
Julia Grisaffe and Anne Blankenship were among the main playmakers for Bishop Kelley as the former went 10 for 13 en route to 23 points plus three steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 steals. The contest was Blankenship's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Kennedy Wray was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Bishop Kelley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Ponca City couldn't quite finish off Bishop Kelley when the teams last played back in January and fell 46-43. Can Ponca City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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