Strother was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-48 heartbreaker at the hands of the Varnum Whippets. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Whippets are ranked 89th).
Strother's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Varnum, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Strother will take on Yale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Varnum, they have already played their next matchup, a 63-61 win against Deer Creek-Lamont on the 31st.
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