The Sperry Pirates will take on the Olive Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sperry is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 43-19 to Perkins-Tryon. 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 299th, while the Demons are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Olive took on Shidler on Tuesday. Olive took a blow against Shidler, falling 80-24. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Sperry's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Olive, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything came up roses for Sperry against Olive when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 64-37 victory. Does Sperry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olive turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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