Bend was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-60 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain View Cougars. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Lava Bears still had to take the loss.

Spencer Dildine
02/14/25 vs Mountain View | 55% |
02/11/25 vs Caldera | 57% |
02/07/25 @ Ridgeview | 50% |
01/30/25 @ Redmond | 83% |
01/27/25 vs Summit | 67% |
+ 8 more games |
Bend's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Spencer Dildine, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Dildine is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Unruh, who posted 14 points.
Even though they lost, Bend smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Bend's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Mountain View, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.
Bend has already played their next game (against Summit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mountain View also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Caldera.
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