On Friday, Philomath faced Stayton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Philomath Warriors escaped with a win against the Stayton Eagles by the margin of a single free throw, 27-26. The 27-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Philomath's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Stayton, they moved to 17-1 with that loss, which also ended their 17-game winning streak.
Philomath has already played their next match (against Cascade), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Stayton will square off against North Marion at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stayton's defense has only allowed 25.4 points per game this season, so North Marion's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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