Portland Adventist Academy fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Oregon Episcopal on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Oregon Episcopal Aardvarks by a score of 63-60. The Cougars have struggled against the Aardvarks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Portland Adventist Academy still got an impressive performance from Dane Petersen, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Martin Villa, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
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Even though they lost, Portland Adventist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Portland Adventist Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Oregon Episcopal, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Portland Adventist Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-65 defeat against Valley Catholic on the 20th. As for Oregon Episcopal, they will face off against Horizon Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oregon Episcopal is facing Horizon Christian at the right time seeing as Horizon Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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