The Ashland Grizzlies will square off against the North Eugene Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Ashland came up short against Crater and fell 60-49. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, North Eugene ended up a good deal behind Thurston on Wednesday and lost 70-52. 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 85th, while the Colts are ranked 18th).
Ashland will have to contain Jordan Gray as he made an impact in North Eugene's last game. He went 9 for 16 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Robinson, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for North Eugene, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Ashland suffered a grim 67-41 defeat to North Eugene in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Ashland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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