After flying high against Coweta last Tuesday, Tahlequah came back down to earth. The Tahlequah Tigers fell 79-67 to the Will Rogers College Ropers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Ropers are ranked 48th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Will Rogers College to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jay Oates III, who went 10 of 15 en route to 21 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Oates III a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Branden Crosslen, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Tahlequah's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Will Rogers College, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Tahlequah will be playing in front of their home fans against Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season. As for Will Rogers College, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 52-37 win against Durant on the 31st.
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