The Sheldon Irish will venture away from home to face off against the South Eugene Axe at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sheldon is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Thursday, everything went Sheldon's way against Roseburg as Sheldon made off with a 71-46 victory.
Meanwhile, South Eugene was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 48-47 to South Medford. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Axe came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Panthers are ranked 134th).
Sheldon is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for South Eugene, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Sheldon came up short against South Eugene in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 60-56. Can Sheldon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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