Basketball Preview: Lewiston Bengals vs. Pendleton Buckaroos
Lewiston is 7-1 against Pendleton since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lewiston Bengals will challenge the Pendleton Buckaroos at 4:30 p.m. Lewiston will be strutting in after a win while Pendleton will be coming in after a defeat.
Lewiston is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing McCall-Donnelly: they outscored them in every quarter. Lewiston was the clear victor by a 46-25 margin over McCall-Donnelly on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bengals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Pendleton just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Columbia River, falling 49-25.
Pendleton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellery Flerchinger, who scored eight points in addition to six rebounds, and Presley Greenwalt, who had two points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Pendleton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lewiston, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Lewiston's way against Pendleton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Lewiston made off with a 48-26 victory. Will Lewiston repeat their success, or does Pendleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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