Joseph and Wallowa are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Joseph Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Wallowa Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-19, which was the final score in Joseph's tilt against Weston-McEwen on Tuesday. 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 TigerScots are ranked 16th).
Wallowa might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 51-37 to Powder Valley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Joseph now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Wallowa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Joseph came up short against Wallowa when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 41-29. Can Joseph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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