The Ada Cougars will be playing at home against the Fort Gibson Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ada has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Fort Gibson will arrive with four straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-27, which was the final score in Ada's tilt against Tuttle on Tuesday. Ada has not had much luck with Tuttle recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fort Gibson can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 58-19 win over Hilldale. Given Fort Gibson's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Hilldale is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ada dropped their record down to 8-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Fort Gibson, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Ada was dealt a bruising 53-25 loss at the hands of Fort Gibson in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Ada have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.