Turpin is 2-8 against Laverne since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Turpin Cardinals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Laverne Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on February 15th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Turpin was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Varsity Opponent.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bryson Parker, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jhett Huffman, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Laverne unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Texhoma 54-48. While losing is never fun, Laverne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Texhoma is ranked 97th).
Turpin's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Laverne, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Turpin strolled past Laverne when the teams last played back in January by a score of 59-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Turpin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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