Basketball Game Preview: Standing Bear Grizzlies vs. Lincoln Northwest Falcons

The Standing Bear Grizzlies will take on the Lincoln Northwest Falcons on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Standing Bear and Blair faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Saturday. Standing Bear fell 62-53 to Blair.

Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Elkhorn and fell 80-30. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Lincoln Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Standing Bear, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.

Things could have been worse for Standing Bear, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-51 loss to Lincoln Northwest in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lincoln Northwest's Jaymi White-Soto, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Now that Standing Bear knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.