Oregon City hosts South Salem on Jan. 6 in rematch of one-point thriller

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Oregon City and South Salem meet Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Oregon City High School in a nonleague girls basketball game. Tip time is not listed; check the game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5857328-south-salem-vs-oregon-city

Oregon City Pioneers: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/187685-oregon-city-pioneers

South Salem Saxons: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/94266-south-salem-saxons

Last meeting: a classic one-point game

Last season’s meeting — Jan. 7, 2025, at South Salem — was a back-and-forth affair. The Saxons edged the Pioneers 52-50 (linescore: South Salem 11-12-15-14, Oregon City 15-6-12-17). In the preview for that game, the SBLive model gave Oregon City a 53.94% chance to win and South Salem a 46.06% chance; those projections can change and are only a snapshot. Fans counts on SBLive currently show Oregon City with 17 followers and South Salem with 5 — following your team helps grow the program’s presence on the site.

Streaming and tickets

Both programs maintain NFHS Network pages where many of their games are streamed live (availability may vary):

Oregon City NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/oregon-city-high-school-oregon-city-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

South Salem NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/south-salem-high-school-salem-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

SBLive links

Game page (check for updates, start time and live scoring): https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5857328-south-salem-vs-oregon-city

What to watch and how to get involved

This figures to be another tight matchup after last year’s one-point finish — expect physical defense and a few clutch shot attempts late. Follow both teams on SBLive (links above) to get game alerts and to increase their fan counts. While you’re there, make a pick for fun on the game page — picks are for fan engagement and aren’t tied to the SBLive win-chance projections, which may update over time.

Upcoming after this game

Oregon City next: Glencoe at Oregon City, Jan. 9 at 5:45 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5852993-oregon-city-vs-glencoe

South Salem next: Caldera at South Salem, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5806809-caldera-vs-south-salem

Stay tuned to SBLive for start-time updates, live scoring and postgame coverage.