The Broken Arrow Tigers will square off against the Edmond Memorial Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Broken Arrow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Owasso with a sharp 55-33 win. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Rekiah Bowen
| 03/06/25 vs Owasso | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Edmond North | 3 |
| 02/17/25 @ Enid | 2 |
| 01/11/25 @ Bartlesville | 2 |
| 01/09/25 vs Millwood | 2 |
Broken Arrow's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rekiah Bowen led the charge by going 5-for-10 to rack up 15 points along with eight boards and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Bowen a new career-high. McKenzie Mathurin was another key player, shooting 46% from the field en route to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, everything went Edmond Memorial's way against Choctaw on Friday as Edmond Memorial made off with a 55-35 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edmond Memorial had a senior duo take command as Janiyah Williams went 6-for-9 on her way to 14 points and Avery Hjelmstad posted 18 points and five boards. The matchup was Hjelmstad's 14th in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Maddy Kirk, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 11 points.
Edmond Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are a perfect 21-0 when they've passed the ball that well.
Edmond Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. Broken Arrow's win bumped their record up to 25-2.
Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's contest: Broken Arrow has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 35.3% of their three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Edmond Memorial, though, as they've only made 26.9% of their threes this season. Given Broken Arrow's sizable advantage in that area, Edmond Memorial will need to find a way to close that gap.
Broken Arrow couldn't quite get it done against Edmond Memorial in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 48-38. Can Broken Arrow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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