Estacada is 1-9 against Gladstone since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Estacada Rangers will head out to square off against the Gladstone Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Estacada will be strutting in after a victory while Gladstone will be coming in after a defeat.
Estacada is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Molalla by a score of 75-63 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gladstone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Madras. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the White Buffaloes are ranked 39th).
Estacada pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Gladstone, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Estacada couldn't quite finish off Gladstone when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 39-36. Can Estacada avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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