Basketball Recap: Bend Takes a Loss

Bend lost against Summit back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Bend Lava Bears took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Summit Storm. The Lava Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cash Hattenhauer

Points

01/27/25 vs Summit	19
01/22/25 @ Mountain View	15
01/17/25 @ Sweet Home	15
01/14/25 @ Madras	22
01/09/25 vs La Grande	28

When it comes to explaining why Bend lost, don't look at Cash Hattenhauer. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 15 on his way to 19 points. Hattenhauer has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Max Duncan was another key player, putting up six points.

Bend's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Summit, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Bend wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-60 loss against Redmond on the 30th. As for Summit, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-69 defeat against Caldera on the 30th.