Tahlequah has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the East Central Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 91-54, which was the final score in Tahlequah's tilt against the Hornets on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Tahlequah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Hornets are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 80-53, which was the final score in East Central's tilt against the Comets on Thursday. East Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tahlequah's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for East Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9.
Tahlequah was able to grind out a solid win over the Cardinals when the teams last played back in January, winning 61-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tahlequah since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
