La Vernia was the 74-42 winner over Great Hearts Northern Oaks when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The La Vernia Bears fell just short of the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins by a score of 67-65 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (64), the Bears still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Caden Collins, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and eight assists for Great Hearts Northern Oaks. Another player making a difference was Rhett Elliott, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
La Vernia has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-5.
La Vernia will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Luling at 12:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Great Hearts Northern Oaks and Randolph will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Hearts Northern Oaks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season.
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