Clackamas hasn't had much luck against Barlow recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Clackamas Cavaliers will face off against the Barlow Bruins at 7:15 p.m. Clackamas knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Barlow likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Clackamas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 68-63 to Sandy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Barlow came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 58-52 W over the Scots. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Scots are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clackamas' loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Barlow, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Things could have been worse for Clackamas, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-43 loss to Barlow when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Clackamas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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