Ponca City had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-4 to make it four. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sand Springs Sandites. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Sandites are ranked 106th).
As for Sand Springs, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games.
Grady Harris was the offensive standout of the contest as he went 6-for-9 to rack up 13 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Teric Smith, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Coming up, Ponca City will square off against Enid at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sand Springs, they have already played their next game, a 65-52 victory against Skiatook on the 8th.
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