The Bend Lava Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mountain View Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Bend: 13.5, Mountain View: 12.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mountain View is facing Bend at the wrong time: Bend suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Ravens by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lava Bears have suffered since October 13, 2023.
Meanwhile, Mountain View put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by Summit 28-27.
Bend's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Mountain View, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Bend took a serious blow against Mountain View when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 46-7. Thankfully for Bend, Connor Crum (who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes) 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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