Ponca City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 59-52 to the Bixby Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, with their most recent defeat being a 51-41 loss back in January.
02/11/25 @ Bixby | 2 |
02/04/25 vs Muskogee | 1 |
01/31/25 vs Stillwater | 1 |
01/17/25 @ Owasso | 1 |
12/08/24 @ Bixby | 1 |
Ponca City lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Adriel Miller, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). AJ Landes was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Ponca City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Bixby, their victory bumped their record up to 8-17.
Ponca City and Bixby could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Ponca City will square off against Westmoore at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday down 228 places (273 vs. 45). Similarly, Bixby (ranked 229th) will meet Union (ranked 13th) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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