The Will Rogers College Ropers will be playing at home against the Durant Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Durant took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Will Rogers College, who comes in off a win.
Will Rogers College posted their closest victory yet this season on Thursday. They skirted past Coweta 58-55. With that victory, Will Rogers College brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Will Rogers College's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jay Oates iii, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Oates iii has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dkarrion Titsworth, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Durant's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. Their rough 54-32 loss to Memorial might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Durant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while Memorial is ranked 46th).
Will Rogers College's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Durant, they bumped their record down to 2-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Will Rogers College couldn't quite finish off Durant in their previous matchup last Thursday and fell 53-50. Will Will Rogers College have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
