Basketball Game Preview: Ontario Tigers vs. Baker Bulldogs

Ontario is 0-10 against Baker since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Ontario Tigers will face off against the Baker Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.

Ontario is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Saturday. They were dealt an 82-53 defeat at the hands of Pendleton.

Meanwhile, Baker had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 72-35 victory over the Tigers. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Tigers are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Baker's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Ontario, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.

Ontario took a serious blow against Baker in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 87-40. Can Ontario avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.