The Marshall Bears will head out to face off against the Lawton Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marshall knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Lawton likes a good challenge.
Marshall is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Duncan 90-66 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bears have posted since January 14th.
Meanwhile, Lawton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 81-41 win over the Jets. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Jets are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Lawton, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Marshall came up short against Lawton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 57-48. Can Marshall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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