The North Eugene Highlanders are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Newberg Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Eugene focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Wednesday.
North Eugene is headed out to face Newberg after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. North Eugene claimed a resounding 69-32 win over Willamette. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Highlanders had established a 33 point advantage.
D'Mariyae Ireland went supernova for North Eugene, going 7 for 11 en route to 19 points plus three steals. Jordan Gray was another key player, going 7 for 11 en route to 17 points.
North Eugene was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Newberg kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a blow against Sheldon, falling 65-27. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Irish: they've now lost six in a row.
North Eugene took a serious blow against Newberg when the teams last played back in January of 2015, falling 70-28. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Eugene was down 40-9.
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