The Lawton Wolverines will face off against the Marshall Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Marshall will be up against a hot Lawton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Lawton blew past Western Heights 81-41 on Tuesday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Jets are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshall). They put the hurt on Duncan with a sharp 90-66 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Demons: they've now won three in a row.
Marshall's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points over those games. As for Lawton, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Lawton beat Marshall 57-48 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Lawton repeat their success, or does Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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