Bear River is 1-9 against Green Canyon since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bear River Bears will be playing at home against the Green Canyon Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Bear River is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Bear River was beaten by Mountain Crest 65-27.
Despite the defeat, Bear River had strong showings from Saydee Pebley, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, and Aubree Fry, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Green Canyon earned a 65-53 win over Sky View on Tuesday.
Marissa Best continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Janalynn Blotter was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Green Canyon's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Summer Hahn got a bit more time on the court (25 vs. her season average of 13.06). Hahn made the most of the opportunity, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and two blocks. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Bear River's defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-15. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.3 points per game. As for Green Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Bear River have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Green Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bear River took a serious blow against Green Canyon in their previous meeting back in January, falling 50-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Best, who shot 4-for-8 from deep and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Bear River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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