Heavener and Poteau are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Heavener Wolves will head out to square off against the Poteau Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heavener will be strutting in after a victory while Poteau will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Heavener was able to grind out a solid win over Wilburton, taking the game 56-46. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Diggers are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Poteau was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 54-38 to Eufaula. The match marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Heavener's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Poteau, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Heavener skirted past Poteau 60-57 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Heavener repeat their success, or does Poteau have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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