On Tuesday, the Ponca City Wildcats took a blow against the Union Redhawks, falling 93-33. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Redhawks are ranked 53rd).
Despite the loss, Ponca City saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tavionne Akers posted 12 points.
Ponca City's defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Union, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Ponca City will be playing in front of their home fans against Bixby at 8:00 p.m. on January 14th. As for Union, they will venture away from home to square off against Muskogee at 8:00 p.m. on January 14th. Union knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Muskogee likes a good challenge.
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