Basketball Game Preview: Clatskanie Tigers vs. Willamina Bulldogs

The Clatskanie Tigers will challenge the Willamina Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Willamina took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Clatskanie, who comes in off a win.

On Monday, Clatskanie escaped with a win against Colton by the margin of a single free throw, 49-48.

Meanwhile, Willamina was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Santiam Christian 84-28. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Eagles are ranked 97th).

Willamina's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Clatskanie, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.

Clatskanie came up short against Willamina when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 46-38. Can Clatskanie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.