The Wewoka Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Hulbert Riders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wewoka has not done well against Preston recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Wewoka narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Preston 52-50.
Awtumn Sipes-Louie continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points along with four steals and three blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Timber Carter, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hulbert had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against Haskell by a score of 58-48.
Wewoka has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Hulbert, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Everything came up roses for Wewoka against Hulbert in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 as the team secured a 66-25 victory. In that matchup, Wewoka amassed a halftime lead of 39-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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