by For Immediate Release:
Outlaws Extend Win Streak to Nine
The Enid Outlaws extended their season opening win streak to nine (9-0). With the win the Outlaws break the previous TBL record set by the 2019 Kansas City Tornadoes (8-0). The Outlaws defeated the Midtown Prestige 156-106.
The game started off slowly for the Outlaws. After one quarter of play Enid led the Prestige by eight, 36-28. Enid opened the lead to seventeen at the half, 73-56. And they extended the lead to 33 at the end of the third quarter. The had their largest lead of the game as the clock wound down, 153-102 with less than a minute to go in the game.
The Outlaws had seven players score in double figures. Wayne Runnels (Cheyenne/Arpaho) led all scorers with 28 points. Chance Comanche (Choctaw/Comanche) finished with another double-double (26 points and 11 rebounds). Charlie Marquardt finished with 24 points and was 7-8 from the 3-point line. Tavares Sledge had 21 points. Omega Harris just missed a double-double with 19 points and 9 assists. Kyle Steward and Lindy Waters III (Kiowa/Cherokee) each finished with 12 points. Close behind in the scoring were Brandon Mitchell with 9 and Brandon Jamar with 8.
The Prestige had five players finish in double figures. They were led by Chris Whitfield with 26 points. He was 5-11 from beyond the 3-point arc. Mike Zeno had 20 points on 7-12 shooting. Devon Andrews finished 19 points and was 7-10 from the field. Terrance Grant had 14 and Marquez Patterson had 13 points.
Coach Corporal was pleased with tonight’s results. He stated, “We had a game plan for what we needed to do to be successful and run our streak to nine games. We struggled early to get going, but part of that was due to the Prestige. Once we got in our rhythm and picked up the defensive tempo we started playing Outlaw basketball. We are right back at the Stride Center tomorrow to take on the Houston Push. That should be a really good ballgame.”
