Basketball Recap: Barlow Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Bruins

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 vs David Douglas	58-52
01/09/25 @ Tualatin	79-72
01/07/25 vs Jesuit	62-58
12/29/24 vs Grant	64-57
12/28/24 vs Mountainside	68-53

Barlow had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They secured a 58-52 W over the David Douglas Scots. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Scots are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Barlow's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for David Douglas, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Barlow will be playing in front of their home fans against Clackamas at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Barlow's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for David Douglas, they will head out on the road to square off against Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.