Bear River played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Alta Hawks, falling 69-36. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Alta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zak Paepke, who went 9 for 11 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Mckea, who went 6 of 8 en route to 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Bear River and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Alta, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Bear River will take on Green Canyon in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alta and Lakeridge will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
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