Things to watch in prep sports tonight

All four schools have basketball teams in action with Tahlequah also hosting McAlester in wrestling tonight.
Here are some things to look for during tonight’s action:
• Tahlequah hoops trying to avoid “bad” losses. On the eve of Tahlequah’s game at Collinsville, boys basketball coach Mike Leafgreen talked about not letting games get away, which could lead to a lower seed come postseason time. That will be the case for both THS teams tonight, with both taking on teams that are below .500. Also, both Tahlequah teams won two games apiece in the Shrine Classic last week, so both should be riding some momentum heading into the meat of the Metro Lakes Conference schedule.
• Sequoyah boys aiming for first non-tournament win. The Indians (6-4) have dominated in regular-season tournaments so far this season. Regular-season games, not so much. Sequoyah is 0-4 in non-tournament games heading into tonight’s matchup with Class 4A No. 7. The Indians’ slate of games this week — Cascia Hall, 3A No. 13 Metro Christian and 4A No. 9 Stilwell — might be the toughest stretch until the playoffs in February.
The Sequoyah girls (7-3) have it a little easier this week, not facing a single ranked team among the three schools mentioned above.
• Keys girls face tough test in nearby opponent. The Lady Cougars will host 4A No. 1 Fort Gibson — who has been virtually unstoppable this season — tonight at Cougar Fieldhouse. Even if Key doesn’t win, look for the Lady Cougars to draw some positives out of the game, including how they fare on the inside with a resurgent Sydni Rainbolt.
In the boys game, it’ll be the second time the two teams have squared off in the last three days. In the third-place game of the Locust Grove tournament, Fort Gibson beat Keys 62-53 on Saturday.
• Hulbert girls look to rebound after tough losses. The Lady Riders were stomped by Sequoyah in the semifinals of the Shrine Classic last week and lost to Spiro in the third-place game. The game against Spiro could have gone either way, but look to see if Hulbert can build off of both losses. Hulbert plays at Vian tonight before returning home to take on Sallisaw Central on Friday.
• Tahlequah wrestlers looking for first dual win inside state lines. The Tigers recently went 4-4 in duals at the Deep South Bayou Duals in Baton Rouge, La. But Tahlequah is still 0-3 inside the Oklahoma state line. The Tigers host unranked McAlester at 7 p.m. at the TMAC.