The Durant Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Will Rogers College Ropers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Durant will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 58-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They skirted past Atoka 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lions have posted since December 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, Will Rogers College narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Tahlequah 37-34. Given the Ropers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Tigers are ranked 244th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durant's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Will Rogers College, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Durant strolled past Will Rogers College in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 47-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durant since the team 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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