A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pryor Tigers duke it out with the Durant Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday...
Pryor lost 70-49 to Will Rogers College on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Ropers are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Durant won against McAlester on Monday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Durant slipped by McAlester 56-55. The team accrued 42 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Durant pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Pryor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Pryor didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Durant in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, but they still walked away with a 60-56 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Durant's Taylor Cox, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pryor to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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