The Stillwater Pioneers will square off against the Ponca City Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Stillwater came up short against Muskogee and fell 64-57. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Roughers are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Ponca City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against Putnam City West, falling 78-52.
Stillwater will need focus on slowing down Adriel Miller, one of several Ponca City players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points. AJ Landes was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Stillwater's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Ponca City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Stillwater came up short against Ponca City when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 50-42. Can Stillwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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