Basketball Game Preview: Vernonia Loggers vs. Gaston Greyhounds

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Home	41-15 W
01/20/24 - Neutral	42-21 W
02/01/23 - Away	42-30 W
01/16/23 - Home	57-19 W
01/24/22 - Away	44-20 W
+ 5 more games

Vernonia is 10-0 against Gaston since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vernonia Loggers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gaston Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vernonia has three straight wins, Gaston has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Vernonia will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 28) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-26 victory over Nestucca. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Loggers have posted since February 17, 2024.

Meanwhile, Gaston was beaten by Portland Christian 66-36 on Wednesday.

Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Vernonia, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.

Everything went Vernonia's way against Gaston when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Vernonia made off with a 41-15 win. Does Vernonia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gaston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.