Basketball Recap: Willamette Comes Up Short

Willamette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost to the South Eugene Axe on the road by a 69-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Axe are ranked 63rd).

Willamette's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for South Eugene, their record is now 12-8.

Coming up, Willamette will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Medford at 6:45 p.m. As for South Eugene, they will venture away from home to take on North Medford at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. North Medford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season.