Preview: Pawhuska Huskies vs. Tonkawa Buccaneers
The Pawhuska Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Tonkawa Buccaneers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pawhuska has four straight wins, Tonkawa has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pawhuska proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 20) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pawnee 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Pawhuska has posted against Pawnee since February 6, 2018.
Fallon Bowman continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times she's played. Hannah Reynolds was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three blocks.
Meanwhile, Tonkawa took a serious blow against Pawnee on Monday, falling 60-32. While losing is never fun, Tonkawa can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Pawnee is ranked 80th).
Pawhuska pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tonkawa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.
Everything went Pawhuska's way against Tonkawa in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Pawhuska made off with a 49-26 win. Will Pawhuska repeat their success, or does Tonkawa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
