Newkirk hasn't had much luck against Blackwell recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Newkirk Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blackwell Maroons at 6:30 p.m. Newkirk will be strutting in after a victory while Blackwell will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Newkirk was able to grind out a solid win over Tonkawa, taking the game 46-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Blackwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Cashion, falling 54-32. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Wildcats are ranked 56th).
Blackwell's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Newkirk, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Newkirk came up short against Blackwell in their previous matchup back in January, falling 57-53. Will Newkirk have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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