Preston’s basketball teams are hitting an early slumpagainst tough teams.

The Pirates have played four ranked teams and have come up short in all of them.

Against Okarche, ranked fourth in Class A on the girls side, the Lady Pirates fell in overtime 60-52.

Okarche boys are ranked 15th and Preston fell 64-60 to them.

Then Preston played Dale, both boys and girls are ranked first in Class 2A, and the Lady Pirates fell 67-42 and the Pirate 86-55.

At Oklahoma Union, the Lady Pirates played the sixthranked 2A team and lost 66-60, while the boys played the sixth-ranked team and suffered a 73-39 blow.

At Kellyville Tuesday, the Pirates played their first unranked team but lost 78-48. The Lady Ponies are ranked sixth in Class 3A and the Lady Pirates were knocked down 50-32.

Preston hosts Morris Friday.