McLoughlin suffered their closest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Riverside Pirates by a score of 48-45. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Pirates are ranked 47th).
McLoughlin's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Riverside, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McLoughlin will head out to face off against Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Riverside, they will venture away from home to square off against Vale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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