The Bear River Bears and the Roy Royals will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Bear River has given up an average of 55.5 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bear River saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canyon View.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roy). They were the clear victors by an 81-60 margin over Union on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Royals, who have now won four games in a row.
Bear River's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Roy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Things could have been worse for Bear River, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-44 loss to Roy in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Thankfully for the Bears, Elijah Sowards (who shot 63% from the field en route to 25 points along with eight rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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