The Henryetta Knights will face off against the Okemah Panthers at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Henryetta took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 65-56 win over Kellyville. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Ponies are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Okemah had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 66-58.
Henryetta has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for Okemah, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Henryetta came up short against Okemah in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 46-42. Can Henryetta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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