Basketball Recap: Dufur Drops Season-High Score on Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler

Rangers

Team Score

01/24/25 vs Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler	70
01/04/25 @ Lyle/Wishram	63
01/04/25 @ Lyle	63
01/21/25 @ Ione/Arlington	61
01/14/25 @ Horizon Christian	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dufur). They were the clear victor by a 70-49 margin over Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler on Friday. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dufur has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Dufur will venture away from home to face off against Trout Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dufur is facing Trout Lake at the right time seeing as Trout Lake is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler has already played their next contest, a 59-47 win against Central Christian on the 25th.