The Wallowa Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Joseph Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wallowa is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Wallowa came up short against Pine Eagle and fell 47-38.
Meanwhile, Joseph came up short against Union on Saturday, falling 46-23. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Bobcats are ranked 11th).
Wallowa's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Joseph, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Wallowa didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Joseph in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 36-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wallowa since the squad 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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