The South Eugene Axe will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sheldon Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Eugene knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 games -- so hopefully Sheldon likes a good challenge.
South Eugene scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 96-86 win over Roseburg. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
South Eugene's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Trey Saunders, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds, and Levi Hawes, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hawes has scored all season. Landyn Bryant was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Sheldon ended up a good deal behind North Medford last Friday and lost 63-49.
South Eugene now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Sheldon, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-10.
South Eugene beat Sheldon 64-57 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Eugene still be able to contain Bryant? There's only one way to find out.
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