The Lakeridge Pacers will challenge the St. Mary's Academy Blues at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lakeridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Linn on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeridge was beaten by West Linn 88-16. The match marked the Pacers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were outmatched by Oregon City and fell 79-20. While losing is never fun, the Blues can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Pioneers are ranked 65th).
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lakeridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Lakeridge came up short against St. Mary's Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 47-42. Can Lakeridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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