The Salina Wildcats will head out to take on the Locust Grove Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Salina and six for Locust Grove.
Last Saturday, Salina took a blow against Adair, falling 74-40.
Meanwhile, Locust Grove ended up a good deal behind Wagoner on Friday and lost 76-58. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 70th).
Salina's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Locust Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Salina beat Locust Grove 59-48 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Locust Grove's Zander Messer, who went 11 for 24 on his way to 26 points and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Salina still be able to contain Messer? There's only one way to find out.
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