The Corvallis Spartans will head out to square off against the South Albany Redhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Corvallis was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 38-34 to Crescent Valley. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Raiders are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Albany). They secured a 98-94 W over Silverton on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redhawks.
South Albany has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Corvallis, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Corvallis came up short against South Albany when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 62-50. Can Corvallis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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