Bear Creek is 0-4 against Valor Christian since February of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Bear Creek Bears will square off against the Valor Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Bear Creek is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 77-33 loss at the hands of Columbine. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Rebels are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Valor Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They breezed by the Wildcats to the tune of 73-44. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Valor Christian's win came from a few key players Bear Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Peyton Jones, who went 12 of 21 on her way to 27 points and seven steals. Her evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn VanSickle, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine assists.
Valor Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arvada West only racked up ten assists.
Valor Christian pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Bear Creek, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Bear Creek took a serious blow against Valor Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 74-18. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bear Creek was down 52-8.
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