Basketball Game Preview: Menlo-Atherton Bears vs. Jefferson Grizzlies

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Previous Games

01/15/25 - Home	63-31 W
02/09/24 - Away	72-48 W
01/24/24 - Home	58-12 W
11/26/22 - Home	68-42 W
12/09/19 - Home	74-29 W
+ 5 more games

Menlo-Atherton is 10-0 against Jefferson since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Menlo-Atherton Bears and the Jefferson Grizzlies will meet for a tough Bear Battle. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Menlo-Atherton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Carlmont. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Scots 16-7 in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, Jefferson came up short against Carlmont on Wednesday and fell 58-45. The loss continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups with the Scots: they've now lost five in a row.

Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Menlo-Atherton, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.

Everything came up roses for Menlo-Atherton against Jefferson when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 63-31 win. In that matchup, Menlo-Atherton amassed a halftime lead of 38-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.