The Henryetta Knights will challenge the Okemah Panthers at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Henryetta came up short against Eufaula and fell 58-51. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Henryetta got top-tier performance from Skylar Greenhaw, who went 6 of 15 en route to 21 points. That was a full 41.2% of Henryetta's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Weaver, who had 13 points.
Meanwhile, Okemah also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to McLoud by a score of 78-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Okemah's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Henryetta, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Henryetta was able to grind out a solid win over Okemah when the teams last played back in February, winning 51-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henryetta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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