The St. Paul Buckaroos will head out to face off against the Nestucca Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Nestucca took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Paul, who comes in off a win.
St. Paul took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They snuck past Southwest Christian with a 42-37 victory.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Nestucca challenged Taft on Friday. Nestucca's2024 ended with a 47-29 defeat against Taft. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Tigers are ranked 30th).
Nestucca's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Paul, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.
Everything went St. Paul's way against Nestucca in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as St. Paul made off with a 51-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul 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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