On Thursday, the Jesuit Crusaders faced the McMinnville Grizzlies in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Jesuit ended up on the wrong side of a tough 69-43 walloping at the hands of McMinnville. Jesuit was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as McMinnville apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2018.
Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for McMinnville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Jesuit won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Oregon (Springfield is ranked 16th, while Jesuit is ranked 23rd). McMinnville won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Clovis West at 5:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Clovis West is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
