The Lakeview Honkers will head out on the road to challenge the North Valley Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-40, which was the final score in Lakeview's tilt against St. Mary's on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Honkers in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, North Valley had to suffer through a 73-43 loss at the hands of Cascade Christian. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Challengers are ranked 47th).
North Valley's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Lakeview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Lakeview beat North Valley 43-35 in their previous meeting on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeview since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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