Cottage Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against the Marist Spartans, falling 56-35. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Spartans are ranked 35th).
Cottage Grove's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Marist, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-6.
Coincidentally, Cottage Grove and Marist will both be playing Marshfield the next time they take the court. Cottage Grove will host Marshfield at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, while Marist will host them at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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