Pirates-Patriots, Round 4 coming Friday

We all knew it was coming, and they didn’t let us down.

Second-seeded Putnam City West and third-seeded Putnam City advanced in the boys basketball Class 6A regional playoffs, and next Friday, we’ll get to see the fourth meeting of the season between the Patriots and Pirates.

Unlike any year in recent history, this season has belonged to PC West, with three wins over its rival, including the exclamation point, an overtime victory in which the Pats rallied from 18 down on PC’s home floor.

But those three wins are worth nothing now, and it all comes down to winning in March. Friday’s winner goes to state, the loser must play again Saturday night with its postseason life on the line in an elimination game against the Southmoore-Lawton winner.

March isn’t here yet, but the madness has arrived.

– Scott Wright, swright@opubco.com