Basketball Preview: Newberg Tigers vs. North Eugene Highlanders
The Newberg Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the North Eugene Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Newberg is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a blow against Sheldon on Wednesday, falling 65-27. The Tigers have struggled against the Irish recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Eugene gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Wednesday. They blew past Willamette 69-32. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-18.
D'Mariyae Ireland was a one-man wrecking crew for North Eugene as he went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Gray, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points.
North Eugene was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Everything came up roses for Newberg against North Eugene in their previous matchup back in January of 2015, as the squad secured a 70-28 victory. In that game, Newberg amassed a halftime lead of 40-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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