Duke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Sterling Tigers 54-19. While losing is never fun, Duke can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Sterling is ranked 89th).
Duke's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Sterling, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
Duke will take on Granite in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Duke likes a good challenge. As for Sterling, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-24 victory against Snyder on the 14th.
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