It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Harrisburg Eagles duke it out with the La Pine Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Harrisburg will be strutting in after a victory while La Pine will be coming in after a loss.
Harrisburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on La Pine: they just beat Creswell at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Harrisburg slipped by Creswell 45-44 on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, La Pine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 77-30 loss at the hands of Pleasant Hill. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Billies are ranked 21st).
Harrisburg's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-9. As for La Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Harrisburg beat La Pine 51-43 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Harrisburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Pine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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