Bear River had won two straight home games and Dylan Donley did his part to make it three on Saturday. The Bear River Bruins narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS 59-57 thanks in part to Donley, who posted 24 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bear River's points.
Another player making a difference was Luke Jeffers, who had six points in addition to 13 rebounds and three blocks. That's the most boards he has posted since back in February of 2024.
Bear River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Bear River will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Marysville at 7:30 p.m. on January 8th. Bear River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season. As for Hillsdale, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-41 loss against San Mateo on the 30th.
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