Willamette entered their tilt with South Eugene on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 75-17 win over the South Eugene Axe. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Axe are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wolverines
| 01/13/25 vs South Eugene | 75-17 |
| 01/07/25 vs West Linn | 70-63 |
| 01/03/25 vs Beaverton | 56-36 |
| 12/29/24 vs Davis | 79-75 |
| 12/27/24 vs McMinnville | 62-40 |
| + 3 more games |
Willamette pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for South Eugene, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Willamette will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Eugene: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
