The Siuslaw Vikings will face off against the Sweet Home Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Siuslaw has four straight victories, Sweet Home has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Siuslaw earned a 39-27 win over Harrisburg. The 39-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Sweet Home was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 61-56 to Madras. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the White Buffaloes are ranked 64th).
Siuslaw pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Sweet Home, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Siuslaw couldn't quite finish off Sweet Home when the teams last played back in December of 2017 and fell 43-41. Can Siuslaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
