The McNary Celtics are taking a road trip to square off against the West Salem Titans at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McNary took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-48 win over North Salem.
Meanwhile, West Salem won against North Salem last Thursday with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. West Salem beat North Salem by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 55-48. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Vikings are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McNary's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for West Salem, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
McNary was able to grind out a solid victory over West Salem in their previous matchup on February 4th, winning 59-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for McNary 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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