Sports Editor The first edition of the Canadian County Clash – hardwood style – is set for Friday night when Piedmont travels to take on El Reno inside Jenks Simmons Fieldhouse.
The Lady Wildcats will face the fourth-ranked Lady Indians at 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow afterwards about 7:30.
The 11th-ranked Piedmont girls (4-2) enter the game with some momentum after two consecutive blowout wins over Douglass and North Rock Creek. El Reno (5-1) hasn’t played since Saturday when it fell to Choctaw 52-47 in the championship game of the Harrah Tournament.
The No. 7 Wildcats, meanwhile, have won five of their first six and are among the hottest clubs in 5A, but so are the sixth-ranked Indians (5-1).
PHS on Tuesday won at North Rock Creek 72-62 behind 21 points from Ryder Anderson, while El Reno lost to Choctaw 56-55 last time out.
Though the series has been ultra-competitive in recent seasons, El Reno took all five games between the two schools last year.
After Friday, neither team will play again until January.
Visit piedmontnewsonline.com for full coverage following Friday night’s doubleheader. For live updates from El Reno, follow sports editor Blake Colston on Twitter @CBlakeColston.
El Reno 64, Piedmont 52
El Reno 61, Piedmont 52
El Reno 78, Piedmont 54
El Reno 56, Piedmont 45
El Reno 34, Piedmont 31
LAST FIVE MEETINGS (Girls)
El Reno 50, Piedmont 41
El Reno 49, Piedmont 35
El Reno 55, Piedmont 30
El Reno 62, Piedmont 56 (OT)
Piedmont 50, El Reno 46
