If Bear Creek was feeling good fresh off their 63-42 takedown of Gateway last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bear Creek Bears were beaten by the Ralston Valley Mustangs 77-38 on Monday. 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 206th, while the Mustangs are ranked first).
When it comes to explaining why Bear Creek lost, don't look at Alen Avdic. Despite the final result, he posted 11 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Elias Pacheco, who put up eight points.
Leading Ralston Valley to victory were Caiden Braketa and Tanner Braketa. Caiden went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and six assists, while Tanner dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists. With that strong performance, Caiden is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Andrews, who went 6 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Bear Creek suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 4-7. As for Ralston Valley, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Bear Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-30 win against Littleton on the 15th. As for Ralston Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 90-29 victory against Chatfield on the 15th.
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