The Southmoore SaberCats are taking a road trip to square off against the Deer Creek Antlers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Southmoore sitting on six straight victories and Deer Creek on three.
Southmoore will bounce into Friday's game after beating Edmond Memorial, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Southmoore walked away with a 54-45 win over Edmond Memorial on Tuesday. Given the SaberCats' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Deer Creek beat Putnam City 66-61 on Tuesday.
Southmoore pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Deer Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Southmoore was able to grind out a solid victory over Deer Creek in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, winning 68-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southmoore since the team 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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