After both having extra time off, the Pocola Indians and the Poteau Pirates will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poteau took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pocola, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Pocola humbled Talihina with a 57-30 victory. The contest marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Poteau was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 70-45 to Eufaula. 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 314th, while the Ironheads are ranked 83rd).
Pocola has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Poteau, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Pocola came up short against Poteau in their previous matchup back in January of 2018, falling 71-64. Will Pocola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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