Poteau is 1-9 against Stilwell since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Poteau Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Stilwell Indians at 6:00 p.m. Poteau has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Poteau walked away with it. They skirted past the Panthers 48-46.
Meanwhile, Stilwell can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 57-21 win over Sallisaw at home. Given Stilwell's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Sallisaw is ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Snowda Watie continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Blackburn, who scored eight points along with three blocks.
Poteau now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Stilwell, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Poteau was taken down by Stilwell 66-32 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watie, who scored 17 points along with seven assists and four steals. Now that Poteau knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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