After flying high against Carnegie on Friday, Erick came back down to earth. The Erick Bearcats took a 73-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Granite. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Granite are ranked 20th).
Erick's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Granite, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Erick Bearcats challenge the Tipton Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Granite, they will venture away from home to take on Duke at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Granite's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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