On Friday, the Claremore Zebras beat the Guthrie Bluejays 58-46. Given the Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bluejays are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Claremore has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Guthrie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Claremore will head out on the road to face off against East Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Claremore likes a good challenge. As for Guthrie, they will welcome Shawnee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Guthrie is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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