Basketball Recap: Travis Bays Key Part of Team Effort in Bruins Win + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2025, 11:22am

Basketball Recap: Ponderosa Bruins vs. Union Mine Diamondbacks

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CA Interscholastic Federation (CIF) & Ponderosa High School. Watch Full Replay

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Ponderosa on Tuesday. They walked away with a 78-65 victory over the Union Mine Diamondbacks. The Bruins haven't had any issues with the Diamondbacks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Travis Bays

Assists

12/02/25 vs Union Mine4
11/25/25 @ Liberty Ranch3
02/14/25 vs Inderkum1
02/12/25 @ Vista del Lago3
02/07/25 @ Rio Americano1
+ 11 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ponderosa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Travis Bays, who posted 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. What's more, Bays posted four assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Clark Woods, II, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 14 points along with seven boards and five steals.

Union Mine lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cole Patterson, who shot 55% from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Pritchard, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.

Ponderosa's record is now 2-0. As for Union Mine, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Ponderosa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-55 defeat against Casa Roble on the 4th. As for Union Mine, they have also already played their next matchup, a 78-75 loss against Vista del Lago on the 4th.

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