Claremore suffered their biggest loss since February 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Shawnee Wolves 65-31. While losing is never fun, the Zebras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Wolves are ranked 52nd).
| 01/14/25 @ Shawnee | 4 |
| 01/13/25 vs Cascia Hall | 6 |
| 01/11/25 vs Berryhill | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Claremore lost, don't look at Asia Roper. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Roper has been hot recently, having also posted four or more steals the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Claremore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Claremore has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Shawnee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Claremore didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-31 defeat against Booker T. Washington on the 17th. Shawnee has also already played their next game (against Nathan Hale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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