The Crossings Christian Knights will take on the Pawhuska Huskies in a tournament on Saturday. Crossings Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Pawhuska will come in with seven straight victories.
Crossings Christian is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 22, 2024 last Friday. They lost 63-42 to Bishop McGuinness. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Pawhuska over Morrison in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pawhuska blew Morrison out of the water with a 63-36 final score. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.
Crossings Christian better focus on containing Hannah Reynolds and Brooklyn Miles as the pair were huge in Pawhuska's win. Reynolds went 9 of 17 on her way to 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Miles went 7 for 11 en route to 16 points in addition to eight assists and three blocks. Miles is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Emillie Curry was another key player, going 6 of 11 on her way to 12 points along with six boards and three steals.
Pawhuska was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Crossings Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Pawhuska, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Crossings Christian came up short against Pawhuska in their previous matchup back in February of 2016, falling 46-38. Can Crossings Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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