The Pierce Bears will take on the Wheatland Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wheatland is facing Pierce at the wrong time: Pierce suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 68-46. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, Pierce got some senior leadership from Devin Garcia and Gavin Guynn. Garcia scored 13 points in addition to two blocks, while Guynn dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Guynn. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Sweet, who earned six points plus six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pierce smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a victory for Wheatland just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 52-31 to Hamilton. The Pirates were down 46-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Pierce now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Wheatland, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Pierce was able to grind out a solid win over Wheatland in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 51-41. Will Pierce repeat their success, or does Wheatland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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