Basketball Game Preview: Crater Comets vs. North Eugene Highlanders

The Crater Comets will head out on the road to take on the North Eugene Highlanders at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Crater is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Crater opened the new year with a less-than-successful 64-54 defeat to North Medford.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Eugene). They took down Roseburg 85-66 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Highlanders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Crater better focus on containing Jayden Robinson and Damon Keith as the pair were huge in North Eugene's win. Robinson went 12 for 15 on his way to 30 points and four steals, while Keith went 7 of 13 on his way to 24 points and four steals. Robinson is becoming a predictor of North Eugene's success: when he posts at least 30 points the team is 6-3 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Gray, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and five assists.

North Eugene's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Crater, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.

Crater beat North Eugene 64-56 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crater since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.