The South Albany Redhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Crescent Valley Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Albany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Crescent Valley likes a good challenge.
South Albany is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Panthers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Redhawks came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Panthers are ranked 169th).
Meanwhile, Crescent Valley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 63-57 victory.
Crescent Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for South Albany, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
South Albany didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Crescent Valley when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 59-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Albany since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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