Oregon High School Basketball - Rainier edges McLoughlin
December 18, 2023: Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 The Rainier Columbians (Rainier, OR) basketball nipped the host McLoughlin Pioneers (Milton-Freewater, OR), 38-36 in Monday's non-league test.
The Columbians (7-0) will now prepare for their test against Riverside (Boardman, OR). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 6-2 record. In their last test, Riverside was tipped by Heppner (Heppner, OR), 46-25, in a non-league test.
The Pioneers now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Walla Walla Valley Academy for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 2. McLoughlin will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 47-37 non-league win over Highland (Cowiche, WA). The Knights record now stands at 1-2.