The Perrydale Pirates will face off against St. Stephen's Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Perrydale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while St. Stephen's Academy will come in with five straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Perrydale was beaten by St. Paul 65-36. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Buckaroos are ranked 104th).
While St. Stephen's Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 54-48 victory over Portland Waldorf on Tuesday.
St. Stephen's Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Perrydale, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
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