It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Okmulgee can now relate to. They fell 67-56 to the Holdenville Wolverines on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 55th).
Holdenville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mike Piza led the charge by putting up 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Seeley, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds.
Okmulgee is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points over those games. As for Holdenville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Okmulgee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holdenville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-46 victory against Keys on the 1st.
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