The Ponca City Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 72-47 loss to Broken Arrow might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Ponca City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Broken Arrow is ranked 19th).
Ponca City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elijah Kreisel, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Tay Moore was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Ponca City has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Broken Arrow, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ponca City will square off against Bartlesville at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Ponca City is coming into the match with six straight defeats on the road, so Bartlesville is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Broken Arrow, they will take on Southmoore at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
