The Bryan Bears were the 63-59 winner over the Millard South Patriots when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Bryan fell to Millard South 78-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), Bryan still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Bryan lost on Saturday, one person who can't be blamed is A'mare Bynum. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 34 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 45.9% of Bryan's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Amir Martin was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Millard South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carter Margheim out in front who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Margheim pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Albert, who scored 17 points.
Bryan has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-9 record this season. As for Millard South, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-11.
Bryan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Millard South also has no future games currently scheduled.
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