It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the La Pine Hawks duke it out with the Harrisburg Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... La Pine is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-30, which was the final score in La Pine's tilt against Pleasant Hill on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Billies are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg came into Wednesday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They pulled ahead with a 45-44 photo finish over Creswell on Wednesday.
La Pine's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Harrisburg, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-9.
La Pine came up short against Harrisburg when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 51-43. Can La Pine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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