The Okemah Panthers will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Pawhuska Huskies at 2:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Okemah suffered a rough 72-47 loss at the hands of Christian Heritage. While losing is never fun, Okemah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Christian Heritage is ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Pawhuska and Tonkawa squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly Pawhuska had to settle for second. They took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. Pawhuska's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Trenton Miles put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Pawhuska's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Willson, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Okemah has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season. As for Pawhuska, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11.
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