The Okemah Panthers will take on the Henryetta Knights in a tournament on Thursday. Okemah is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Okemah beat Little Axe 66-58. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Indians are ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Henryetta hadn't done well against Kellyville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Henryetta came out on top against Kellyville by a score of 65-56.
Henryetta's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-4. As for Okemah, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Okemah didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Henryetta when the teams last played on Friday, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Okemah since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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