Basketball Game Preview: Tecumseh Savages vs. Bethel Wildcats

The Tecumseh Savages will take on the Bethel Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Tecumseh will be strutting in after a win while Bethel will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tecumseh beat McLoud 53-49. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Savages' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Redskins are ranked 72nd).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bethel faced off against Wewoka last Thursday. Bethel fell just short of Wewoka by a score of 58-55.

Tecumseh's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

Tecumseh didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bethel when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 64-60 victory. Will Tecumseh repeat their success, or does Bethel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.