After both having extra time off, the Cushing Tigers and the Kiefer Trojans will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Cushing is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mannford just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They fell to the Pirates 36-31. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Pirates are ranked 272nd).
Meanwhile, Kiefer had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 61-42 win over the Pirates.
Kiefer's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Cushing, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.
Cushing beat Kiefer 74-62 in their previous matchup back in February. Does Cushing have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kiefer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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