The Pendleton Buckaroos and the Marist Spartans will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pendleton will be strutting in after a victory while Marist will be coming in after a loss.
Pendleton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gladstone 60-36 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Buckaroos have posted since January 26th.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Marist's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were outmatched by Stayton and fell 54-23. 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 45th, while the Eagles are ranked fifth).
Marist's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Pendleton, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Pendleton lost to Marist at home by a decisive 60-45 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Will Pendleton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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