Willamette is 1-9 against North Medford since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Willamette Wolverines will head out to square off against the North Medford Black Tornado at 7:30 p.m.
Willamette is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since December 14, 2024 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Sheldon and fell 59-24. The Wolverines just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, North Medford hadn't done well against South Medford recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. North Medford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-60 win over South Medford. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Black Tornado have posted since February 2, 2024.
Willamette better focus on containing Easton Curtis and Traeger Healy as the pair were huge in North Medford's win. Curtis went 6 of 9 en route to 16 points, while Healy dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Healy is becoming a predictor of North Medford's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 8-4 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Tate Snyder, who posted 12 points.
North Medford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Willamette, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Willamette came up short against North Medford in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 69-63. Thankfully for Willamette, Houston Klug (who went 9 for 13 on his way to 29 points and eight boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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