The Portland Adventist Academy Cougars have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 63-47 bruising from De La Salle North Catholic on Saturday. Portland Adventist Academy has struggled against De La Salle North Catholic recently, as their match on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Portland Adventist Academy had strong showings from Dane Petersen, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds, and Oliver Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Petersen scored a full 25.5% of Portland Adventist Academy's points, the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Trygg Patchin was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Portland Adventist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for De La Salle North Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Portland Adventist Academy will head out on the road to face off against Catlin Gabel at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for De La Salle North Catholic, they will be playing at home against Valley Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully De La Salle North Catholic likes a good challenge.
