Cushing lost against Mannford back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cushing Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to the Mannford Pirates. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Pirates are ranked 245th).
Cushing's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Mannford, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.
Cushing will head out to face off against Fort Gibson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mannford, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bristow at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th.
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