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| 01/31/25 - Home | 56-53 W |
| 01/09/25 - Away | 49-44 W |
| 01/10/24 - Away | 68-66 W |
| 12/20/23 - Home | 73-41 W |
| 01/06/23 - Home | 71-26 W |
| + 5 more games |
King is a perfect 10-0 against Bear Creek since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The King's Knights will host the Bear Creek Grizzlies at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with King's sitting on seven straight victories and Bear Creek on four.
King's took a 26-point loss the last time they faced off against Bush, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. King's skirted past Bush 62-60. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Blazers are ranked 245th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear Creek). Everything went their way against Overlake on Tuesday as Bear Creek made off with an 85-60 win. The Grizzlies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 24 points or more this season.
King's better focus on containing Caleb Branch and Max Beiber as the pair were huge in Bear Creek's win. Branch went 7-for-13 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points and three steals, while Beiber went 9-for-14 en route to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Beiber's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Andrew Liu was another key player, going 6-for-8 to rack up 14 points and five boards.
Bear Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
King's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points over those games. As for Bear Creek, their win bumped their record up to 18-4.
King's came out on top in a nail-biter against Bear Creek in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 56-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Beiber, who posted 29 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will King's still be able to contain Beiber? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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