The Forest Grove Vikings will head out to take on the McMinnville Grizzlies at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Forest Grove has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Last Tuesday, Forest Grove was fully in charge, breezing past Glencoe 65-27. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, McMinnville waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 51-40. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Tigers are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forest Grove pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for McMinnville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Forest Grove suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to McMinnville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Forest Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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