Tahlequah lost against Memorial back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Tahlequah Tigers received a blow as they fell 57-42 to the Memorial Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Chargers are ranked 27th).
Jalil Cotton was his usual excellent self, as he made all 12 shots he took to post 27 points and seven rebounds for Memorial. The team also got some help courtesy of Fabian Harris, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points and five boards.
Tahlequah dropped their record down to 5-9 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Memorial, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tahlequah will head out to challenge Pryor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Memorial, they will venture away from home to face off against Durant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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