If the Broken Arrow Tigers were feeling good off their 72-40 takedown of the Stillwater Pioneers last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Broken Arrow took a 54-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Seiling on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Broken Arrow can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Seiling is ranked third).
Broken Arrow's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taryn Jacobs, who scored ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie Mathurin, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Broken Arrow's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Seiling, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Broken Arrow won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Classen SAS on December 29th. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Skylar Durley and Mathurin. Seiling won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mustang at 7:00 p.m. on December 29th.
