North Marion hasn't had much luck against Philomath recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The North Marion Huskies will host the Philomath Warriors at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in North Marion's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
Last Tuesday, North Marion came up short against Newport and fell 72-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Huskies still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Philomath had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They strolled past the Huskies with points to spare, taking the game 48-29. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Huskies are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Philomath's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for North Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
North Marion came up short against Philomath in their previous matchup back in January, falling 42-38. Will North Marion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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