Bear Creek and Overlake are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but not for long. The Bear Creek Grizzlies will challenge the Overlake Owls at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Bear Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.6 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Bear Creek strolled past Bellevue Christian with points to spare, taking the game 71-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bear Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Max Beiber, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Conner Jensen was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 20 points.
Meanwhile, Overlake was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 51-47 to King's. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Bear Creek's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Overlake, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Bear Creek took their win against Overlake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 63-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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