It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McAlester can now relate to. They were beaten by the Dale Pirates 67-39 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Pirates are ranked eighth).
McAlester's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Dale, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season.
McAlester didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 40-33 defeat against Collinsville on the 25th. Dale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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