The Crescent Valley Raiders will challenge the North Eugene Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crescent Valley comes in on three and North Eugene on five.
Crescent Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Central by a score of 49-37. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Panthers are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Eugene earned a 74-61 win over Springfield last Tuesday. The Highlanders pushed the score to 57-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Millers cut but never quite recovered from.
North Eugene found their leader in freshman Damon Keith, who went 10-for-15 to rack up 27 points along with eight blocks and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Keith has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Harris, who shot 50% from the field en route to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
North Eugene's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for Crescent Valley, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Crescent Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over North Eugene when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 55-42. Will Crescent Valley repeat their success, or does North Eugene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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