Eastern Oregon gets back on track in wild CCC hoop race

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Perennial conference title contender Eastern Oregon swung through Portland over the weekend and made itself known as the league heavyweight it is with a pair of victories.

The Mountaineers beat conference upstart Warner Pacific 50-46 on Friday and then fellow upstart Multnomah 74-65 Saturday to improve to 6-3 overall, 2-3 in conference play. That's still behind Warner Pacific in the Cascade Conference standings, but showcased the team is back to the form it had before a three-game losing streak that started on its road swing through Southern Oregon.

Southern Oregon, ranked 20th nationally, continued its strong season with a pair of road wins - at Evergreen and then at Northwest - by a combined 42 points to improve to 4-0 in conference, 8-2 overall. The Raiders have won their four conference games by an average of 22 points.

Oregon Tech improved to 10-0, 4-0, with road wins at Northwest and Evergreen by a combined 58 points. Its conference wins include a 68-67 win over Eastern Oregon.

OIT is set to play at Southern Oregon on Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. start time.

The women's game begins a stellar doubleheader with the men's teams. from the two schools. OIT is ranked 24th national in the NAIA men's poll at 8-2, 3-1 with its lone conference loss to No. 5 College of Idaho. Southern Oregon is 6-4, 4-0, settling at 4-0 for the first time in eight years.

Both games will be webcast live by Southern Oregon. LIVE WEBCAST

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