Memorial fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against McAlester on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the McAlester Buffaloes by a score of 64-62. The Chargers just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.
Mataya Hall and Trinity Germany certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Hall posted 27 points and eight rebounds, while Germany went 5-for-11 to rack up 15 points along with seven boards and three steals. That was a full 43.5% of Memorial's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Zakhia Germany was another key player, putting up six points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Chargers
| 02/11/25 @ McAlester | 62-64 |
| 02/07/25 @ Durant | 40-53 |
| 02/04/25 @ Tahlequah | 45-59 |
| 02/01/25 vs Wagoner | 29-36 |
| 01/31/25 vs Coweta | 41-52 |
Even though they lost, Memorial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for McAlester, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season.
Memorial and McAlester could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Memorial (ranked 252nd) will meet Coweta (ranked 20th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, McAlester will challenge Pryor at 6:00 p.m. on Friday down 176 places (256 vs. 80).
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