The North Bend Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Marshfield Pirates at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, North Bend ended up a good deal behind Marist and lost 58-44. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Spartans are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Marshfield hadn't done well against Junction City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Marshfield enjoyed a cozy 65-46 win over Junction City. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Marshfield pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for North Bend, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
North Bend was taken down by Marshfield 71-41 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can North Bend avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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