The North Eugene Highlanders will head out to challenge the Eagle Point Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Eugene has three straight wins, Eagle Point has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
North Eugene proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Churchill, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Highlanders have posted since September 7, 2024.
Meanwhile, Eagle Point didn't have quite enough to beat Thurston on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Eagle Point's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for North Eugene, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Everything went North Eugene's way against Eagle Point in their previous meeting back in September, as North Eugene made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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