Coweta suffered their closest loss since January 26, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Will Rogers College Ropers by a score of 52-49. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Ropers are ranked 46th).
Will Rogers College found their leader in sophomore Branden Crosslen, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Crosslen has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Terence Buckley was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 14 points.
Coweta dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Will Rogers College, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coweta will challenge McAlester at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Coweta is facing McAlester at the right time seeing as McAlester is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Will Rogers College, they will face off against Durant at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Will Rogers College is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.
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