Basketball Game Preview: Bend Lava Bears vs. Klamath Union Pelicans

The Bend Lava Bears will challenge the Klamath Union Pelicans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Bend will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 23) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 win over Madras.

Meanwhile, Klamath Union got the win against Hidden Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 51-25.

Klamath Union's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Bend, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Bend strolled past Klamath Union when the teams last played back in December of 2015 by a score of 58-43. Will Bend repeat their success, or does Klamath Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.