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| 01/21/25 - Home | 56-61 L |
| 01/02/24 - Neutral | 62-63 L |
| 12/19/23 - Home | 54-56 L |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 54-62 L |
| 01/03/23 - Neutral | 59-58 W |
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Sallisaw and Stigler are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Sallisaw Black Diamonds will head out to face off against the Stigler Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Sallisaw is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since December 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Stilwell by a score of 57-54. While losing is never fun, the Black Diamonds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Indians are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stigler). They blew past Westville 79-40 on Monday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Yellowjackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Sallisaw has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points over those games. As for Stigler, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
Sallisaw came up short against Stigler in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-56. Can Sallisaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
