The Shannon Red Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Okolona Chieftains at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Shannon put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They fell 75-69 to Oxford. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (66), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Okolona had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They took down the Bulldogs 67-50. While the Chieftains didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Shannon has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Okolona, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Shannon strolled past Okolona when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 68-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the team 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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