Basketball Game Preview: Redmond Panthers vs. Oregon City Pioneers

The Redmond Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Oregon City Pioneers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Redmond will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 33-point drubbing they dealt North Eugene on Friday. Redmond blew past North Eugene 71-38. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Highlanders are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Oregon City earned a 56-43 victory over La Salle on Saturday.

Oregon City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Redmond, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.