Preview: Stilwell Indians vs. Poteau Pirates
Stilwell is 9-1 against Poteau since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Stilwell Indians will look to defend their home court against the Poteau Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Stilwell will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stilwell had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They really took it to the Black Diamonds for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-21 win at home. Stilwell has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Snowda Watie continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Blackburn, who scored eight points along with three blocks.
Poteau aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They skirted past Stigler 48-46.
Stilwell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Poteau, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-12.
Everything came up roses for Stilwell against Poteau in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 66-32 victory. In that game, Stilwell amassed a halftime lead of 39-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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