The Southmoore SaberCats will venture away from home to face off against the Westmoore Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Southmoore's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
Southmoore is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Norman North, who was ranked 20th at the time (Southmoore was ranked eighth). Southmoore came out on top in a nail-biter against Norman North on Tuesday, sneaking past 56-54.
Meanwhile, Westmoore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-62 heartbreaker at the hands of Union. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (59), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Westmoore's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Southmoore, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Southmoore didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Westmoore when the teams last played on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southmoore since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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