La Grande hasn't had much luck against Pendleton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The La Grande Tigers will challenge the Pendleton Buckaroos at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. La Grande lost 73-48 to Stanfield. While losing is never fun, La Grande can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Stanfield is ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Pendleton came up short against Nixyaawii Community on Tuesday and fell 62-49.
This is the second loss in a row for La Grande and nudges their season record down to 6-16. As for Pendleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
La Grande came up short against Pendleton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 55-51. Can La Grande avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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