Lake Oswego is 0-10 against West Linn since February of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Lake Oswego Lakers are taking a road trip to square off against the West Linn Lions at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-27, which was the final score in Lake Oswego's tilt against Tualatin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Timberwolves are ranked second).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Linn). They claimed a resounding 88-16 victory over Lakeridge. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won three matches in a row.
Lake Oswego better keep an eye on Kaylor Buse. She was instrumental in West Linn's win, going 9 of 14 on her way to 20 points in addition to six steals and three blocks. Buse is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Buse, who went 6 for 7 en route to 12 points along with six assists and four steals.
West Linn was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
West Linn's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Lake Oswego, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Lake Oswego was taken down by West Linn 75-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Lake Oswego avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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