Basketball Game Preview: Sheldon Irish vs. Roseburg Indians

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Previous Games

02/23/24 - Home	57-40 W
01/30/24 - Away	44-34 W
02/24/23 - Away	60-50 W
01/31/23 - Away	45-16 W
02/12/22 - Away	58-30 W
+ 5 more games

Sheldon has gone 10-0 against Roseburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sheldon Irish will take on the Roseburg Indians at 6:45 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sheldon and four for Roseburg.

Sheldon lost 67-47 to Willamette on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Wolverines are ranked sixth).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-11, which was the final score in Roseburg's tilt against Grants Pass on Tuesday. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Sheldon's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Roseburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.

Sheldon strolled past Roseburg in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 57-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sheldon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.