The Odem Owls will face off against the Mathis Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Odem and five for Mathis.
Odem is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Oso on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Odem was beaten by West Oso 88-2. The Owls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-2.
Harper Dredla was Odem's leading scorer, having posted two points. Adriana Grady held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-26, which was the final score in Mathis' tilt against Taft on Tuesday. The Pirates were down 41-19 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Odem's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Mathis, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Odem lost to Mathis on the road by a decisive 42-26 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Odem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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