The Strother Yellowjackets will venture away from home to take on the Oilton Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strother will be strutting in after a victory while Oilton will be coming in after a loss.
Strother will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Paden, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Strother put the hurt on Paden with a sharp 65-42 win on Friday. The Yellowjackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Oilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hominy. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Bucks are ranked 118th).
Strother is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Oilton, they now have a losing record of 12-13.
Strother took their victory against Oilton in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 74-53. Does Strother have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oilton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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