Payette hasn't had much luck against Fruitland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Payette Pirates will head out to take on the Fruitland Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Payette turned things around against Ontario on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-18 victory over the Tigers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 108th in Idaho, while the Tigers are ranked 217th in Oregon), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fruitland). They blew past Homedale 64-34 on Saturday. The win was familiar territory for the Grizzlies who have now won three matches in a row.
Fruitland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Payette, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
Payette was taken down by Fruitland 64-32 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Payette was down 41-17.
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