Battiest lost against Smithville back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Battiest Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Smithville Braves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (59), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Battiest's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Smithville, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Battiest and Smithville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Battiest (ranked 197th) will meet Soper (ranked 474th) at 8:00 p.m. on January 30th. Similarly, Smithville will take on Leflore at 8:00 p.m. on January 31st up 299 places (97 vs. 396).
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