Bridge Creek hasn't had much luck against Marlow recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bridge Creek Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Marlow Outlaws at 8:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Bridge Creek duked it out with Pauls Valley on Friday. Bridge Creek took a 59-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pauls Valley. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Marlow beat Purcell 53-49 on Saturday. Given the Outlaws' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Dragons are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marlow's win came from a few key players Bridge Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Blayd Harris, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (four). Parker Boyles was another key player, going 8 of 11 to rack up 17 points.
Marlow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points over those games. As for Bridge Creek, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Bridge Creek came up short against Marlow when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-43. Can Bridge Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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