The Putnam Kingsmen will head out on the road to take on the North Eugene Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Putnam is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Putnam walked away with it. They came out on top against the Redhawks by a score of 52-42 on Friday.
Meanwhile, North Eugene strolled past Silverton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 63-46. Given North Eugene's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Silverton is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joey Banry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with seven assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias McKinnis, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Putnam is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for North Eugene, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-4.
Putnam came up short against North Eugene in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 51-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Eugene's India Mohiuddin, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Putnam knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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