The Okolona Chieftains just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Shannon Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Okolona will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Okolona will bounce into Friday's game after beating Calhoun City, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Okolona blew past Calhoun City, posting a 51-14 win. The Chieftains have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shannon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against Ripley by the margin of a single free throw, 43-42.
Okolona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Shannon, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-6.
Okolona didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Shannon in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win. Will Okolona repeat their success, or does Shannon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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