Basketball Recap: Phoenix Piles Up the Points Against North Valley

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs North Valley	29
12/27/24 @ Creswell	-1
12/21/24 @ Ashland	-4
12/26/24 vs Trinity Lutheran	-15
12/17/24 vs Crater	-26

Phoenix came into Saturday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 59-30 win over the North Valley Knights. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.

The victory got Phoenix back to even at 5-5. As for North Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Phoenix will welcome Cottage Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cottage Grove has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for North Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Douglas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.