Crater is 0-4 against North Medford since December of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Crater Comets will welcome the North Medford Black Tornado at 7:00 p.m.
Crater is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Sheldon.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Medford's strategy against Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Medford blew Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts out of the water with an 86-43 final score. That looming 86-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Black Tornado yet this season.
Crater better keep an eye on Traeger Healy. He was instrumental in North Medford's win, going 7 of 15 on his way to 18 points along with eight boards and three steals. Those 18 points gave Healy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Scott, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and three steals.
North Medford was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
North Medford now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Crater, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Crater came up short against North Medford in their previous meeting back in June of 2021, falling 61-55. Thankfully for Crater, Landon Ellis (who went 7 of 10 on his way to 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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