The Hartshorne Miners will challenge the Fairland Owls on Thursday. Hartshorne has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Hartshorne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They strolled past Colbert with points to spare, taking the game 67-50.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Fairland's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost to Hooker on the road by a 52-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 25th).
Hartshorne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. Fairland's loss dropped their record down to 21-4.
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