If North Eugene was feeling good fresh off their 97-44 takedown of Springfield last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Eugene Highlanders fell 57-46 to the Thurston Colts on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Colts are ranked 14th).
Despite the loss, North Eugene still got an impressive performance from Zach Fisher, who went 6 for 7 en route to 13 points along with six boards and six steals. Fisher has become a key player for North Eugene: the team is 8-4 when he posts at least three steals, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Damon Keith, who posted ten points.
Highlanders
| 02/04/25 @ Thurston | 46-57 |
| 01/28/25 @ Springfield | 97-44 |
| 01/24/25 vs Eagle Point | 64-58 |
| 01/21/25 @ Churchill | 63-56 |
| 01/17/25 @ Ashland | 60-73 |
The loss snapped North Eugene's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-8 record. As for Thurston, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
North Eugene has already played their next matchup (against Crater), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Thurston will host Eagle Point at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Thurston's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
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