The Tushka Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Calera Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Tushka will be strutting in after a victory while Calera will be coming in after a loss.
Tushka is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 58-47 victory over Buffalo Valley on Tuesday.
| 11/16/23 vs Kiowa | 10 |
| 02/04/25 vs Buffalo Valley | 8 |
| 01/14/25 @ Caney | 7 |
| 11/14/24 @ Colbert | 5 |
| 11/12/24 @ Latta | 5 |
Tushka's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tucker Willis led the charge by going 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds Willis has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Waylon George, who posted six points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Calera was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vanoss. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Wolves are ranked 47th).
Calera's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Tushka, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
Tushka didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Calera in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tushka since the squad 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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