Visiting Milwaukie took advantage of Hood River Valley’s cold shooting spell and pulled away to a 51-30 Northwest Oregon Conference girls basketball win Friday at Vannet Court.
Hood River Valley ended a five-game losing streak last week with a Dec. 29 win over Northwest Oregon Conference foe Parkrose in the Spartan Holiday Showcase in Corvallis.
Visiting The Dalles High built a big lead early before having to hold off a late Hood River Valley rally to survive a non-league girls basketball game Dec. 22 at Vannet Court, 31-30. The Riverhawks, who won their 10th straight in the Gorge rivalry series, improved their season record to 2-1 with the win. Hood River, which trailed by as many as 12 points early, found a spark late in the second quarter, carrying over into the second half. The Eagles started playing more aggressively, especially on offense, and slowly came back from the early deficit.
Trailing by 10 points twice in the third quarter, the Hood River Valley girls basketball team methodically whittled away at the deficit and won its first game Saturday afternoon, 45-41 at Crook County in Prineville.
The Hood River Valley volleyball team completed its 2022 season, its first in the Northwest Oregon Conference, with a 3-0 home loss on Oct. 25 to sixth-ranked La Salle Prep.
Hood River Valley’s patchwork girls basketball season amid weather- and COVID-related cancellations and postponements took a turn for the positive last week when the Eagles won two non-league games — two wins in much different circumstances.
