Basketball Recap: Nestucca Comes Up Short

After flying high against Warrenton last Friday, Nestucca came back down to earth. The Nestucca Bobcats fell 46-37 to the Santiam Wolverines on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bobcats of the 42-26 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2015.

Nestucca's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Santiam, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Nestucca Bobcats duke it out with the Taft Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Santiam will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against Crosshill Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Monday.