Pendleton is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, West-Oak a 15-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Pendleton Bulldogs will host the West-Oak Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Pendleton will be strutting in after a victory while West-Oak will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Pendleton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Walhalla, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win.
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Pendleton can attribute much of their success to Michael Barnett, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points along with five assists and four steals, and Garon Blalock, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. Barnett has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Abijah Webb was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Pendleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, West-Oak came up short against Crescent on Tuesday and fell 67-54.
Pendleton will need focus on slowing down Max Wallace, one of several West-Oak players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 7 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor White, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 16 points.
Pendleton's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for West-Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything came up roses for Pendleton against West-Oak in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-35 win. In that game, Pendleton amassed a halftime lead of 35-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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