Haskell is 2-8 against Oktaha since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Haskell Haymakers will head out to face off against the Oktaha Tigers at 7:30 a.m.
Haskell is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 71-38 loss at the hands of Okemah. While losing is never fun, the Haymakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Panthers are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Oktaha took on Oklahoma Union on Saturday. Oktaha managed a 50-44 victory over Oklahoma Union.
Oktaha is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Haskell, their loss dropped their record down to 5-20.
Haskell took a serious blow against Oktaha when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-24. Can Haskell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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